49 reviews
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Developer response
posted 2 years agoI'm sorry you feel this way, it saving .html files isn't a bug however though:
Recently there's been an issue with Firefox no longer allowing url/desktop files to be saved (see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1827115)
In an attempt to remedy this (so that QuickCut isn't entirely useless) I made a change that made it so that when saving fails because of this issue it falls back to .html.
I understand the confusion and why it might seem like it doesn't properly create the shortcuts in the format it should be saving, but I don't really have any alternative until this issue gets resolved (other than just letting it stop working)
When it does get resolved, files will be saved again in the right format. - Rated 5 out of 5
- Rated 5 out of 5Following the last problems, in order to make it work to my liking, I proceeded as follows:
* Choose... : Custom
* Content:
[Desktop entry]
Type=Link
URL=%url%
* Extension: desktop
I live again ;-)
(Addition: I am using QuickCut version 2.5 from 27 April 2023, with Firefox 112.0.2 and Kubuntu 22.04) - Rated 4 out of 5Worked perfectly until Firefox update 112.0 (64 bit) on my Windows 10 Home PC. Hoping for an update to restore functionality.
UPDATE for DEVELOPER - Thank you for your response, but your suggestion does not work. The QC icon in the Tool Bar does not "do" anything when you Mouse click on it - there is No "drop down" or Option to save as HTML or anything else. Formerly, it saved an Internet Shortcut to the Downloads Folder for WIndows 10, which could then be Cut & Paste or Drag & Drop into any Folder desired. FIREFOX now at ver 112.0.1
We posted our initial complaint in the Firefox / Mozilla Support Forum, we were re-directed to you as the Developer. We then posted your Response and the link you provided to the Bug Report there as well. Here's hoping this gets sorted out quickly.Developer response
posted 2 years agoUnfortunately the Firefox developers have made a change to stop allowing .url files from being saved. The bug report is still open (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1827115) so I'm hoping this gets fixed.
I also have recently worked on a new feature to allow users to choose their own file extension / file contents which will hopefully also help.. But it seems .url files are just not going to be able to be downloaded until the regression gets fixed.
As a temporary work-around you could change file type to .html. This still works and does work on Windows.
UPDATE:
Ah yes, apologies for not explaining clearly: what I meant is to go into the extension settings (right click icon -> manage extension) or go to settings -> extensions & themes, click on QuickCut and go to Preferences. In there you'll find the option to change the default filetype (url) - Rated 1 out of 5
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posted 2 years ago - Rated 5 out of 5
- Rated 5 out of 5Re user review 13308775:
I find that URL links created under Win7 open straight away, while those created under Win10 annoy with a warning. When I compared the same link created under Win7 and Win10, I found that links created under Win7 are 3 bytes longer. This is because the link from Win7 contains a CRLF after the first and second line, while the link from Win10 contains only a LF after the first line and the second line is not terminated. When I added at least the LF after the second line in the link from Win10, the link started loading the web-page directly, just like the link from Win7.
Two days later:
Additionally, I found out that the reason why the URL file starts to work directly after adding one character (LF) is not because the URL file content has changed, but because the file has been SAVED AGAIN. The reason is that the altered URL file is already coming from my computer and not from the Internet. You can even just copy the URL file and the result is the same.
On various discussion forums I have learned that it is not the content of the file that is critical, but the fact that the file came from the Internet, which is not written into the file, but recorded in the external attributes of the file in the NFTS disk system. I understand that the fact that the URL files originating from Win7 work directly on my computer is due to the fact that these files were COPIED to my new Win10 (from the old HDD).
I note that on my old computer with Win7 I did not experience any such problem with URL files. There, even those URL files just saved from the Internet always worked without any warning message. Now, on a new computer that runs Win10 the message appears. Interestingly, though, it only happens with URL files and not with any other files downloaded from the Internet (e.g. with EXE files, which are installers for various programs). - Rated 5 out of 5
- Rated 5 out of 5I like to be able to save useful youtube videos + websites that I come across ... but I need a way to be able to keep my library organised.
Traditional Bookmarks vs Shortcut Files:
- I find its was easier and quicker to sort them into folders, rename and move using the native file explorer / mac finder interface than any bookmarks management plugin I have tried.
- Plus I think perhaps the biggest benefit is the the shortcut files can be saved next to other files that are relevant to. Eg I can save a link to Led Zep Guitar tab next to the Led Zep mp3. I find this way I end up actual using the links I save, rather than bookmarks which half of them I never end up opening them again.
I know theoretically you can do this with the normal bookmarks functionality, but in my experience its ways more tedius, takes way longer.
This solution is perfect 10/10. Having the ability to edit some parameters of the filename when saving would make this 11 out of 10. Eg being able to swap 'Title' 'Youtube' to 'Youtube' 'Title' but I dont even know if this is possible.
But regardless, thank you, this extension rocks :) - Rated 5 out of 5
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posted 4 years ago - Rated 5 out of 5
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posted 5 years ago - Rated 4 out of 5Had to reinstall Firefox on Windows 10. Lost my profile and Add-ons. Reinstalled Firefox, then QuickCut. Under Options selected (1) Choose a type: Windows .url, (2) Always save as: Not Set (3) checked the Context Menu box, and (4) typed ‘Saved Links’ (without quotes) into the Folder box (after first creating the soft symbolic link in a terminal: mklink /D %HOMEPATH%\Downloads\Desktop %HOMEPATH%\Desktop. I then hit the Save button. From the (right-click) Context menu I saved a link to a website – expecting the same behavior from QuickCut that I used to get: the link is created on my Windows 10 Desktop. But now it’s created in my (symbolically-linked) folder on my Desktop: Saved Links. Is there any way to get the link to appear on my Desktop directly (as it once did) rather than in the folder on my Desktop (Saved Links)? Five stars, not four, if I can get the link placed directly on my Windows 10 Desktop! (BTW: I built a one-click vbs client script solution to stop the warning that appears when trying to open the QuickCut link. Can share if anyone is interested.)
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posted 5 years ago - Rated 4 out of 5
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