# Save Text To File

> Save highlighted text to a file on your computer.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-text-to-file](https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-text-to-file)

## Overview

- **ID:** `save-text-to-file`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Robert Byrne
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 1,351
- **Weekly downloads:** 16
- **Rating:** 4.07 / 5 (59 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-01
- **First published:** 2012-03-06
- **Size:** 35 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/save-text-to-file/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/bobbyrne01/save-text-to-file-firefox/issues?state=open](https://github.com/bobbyrne01/save-text-to-file-firefox/issues?state=open)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/save-text-to-file/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/save-text-to-file/privacy/)

## Description

**Save Text To File** is a powerful Chrome extension designed to help you effortlessly save highlighted text from any web page directly to a file on your computer. Simply select the text, right-click, and choose "Save Text to File" to create a new file or append to an existing one, based on your preferences.

This extension offers a variety of features including the ability to specify any directory for saving files, add customizable date and timestamp formats to filenames, save the current page URL within the file, and optionally select the directory each time you save. For quick access, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Y. Recognized as Mozilla's "Pick of the Month" in May 2015, Save Text To File streamlines your workflow by making text saving fast, flexible, and convenient.

## Rankings

- #2,839 — Overall
- #251 — Download Management
- #5 — file
- #23 — computer
- #23 — save
- #28 — film

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `activeTab`
- `nativeMessaging`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate the add-on's simplicity and usefulness in saving text from Firefox, highlighting its clarity and overall effectiveness. However, many face issues related to the required host application installation, difficulty in appending text to files, and poor error handling without clear messages. Requests for improved customization, such as changing filenames and save directories, and better documentation or help materials, are common. Despite some technical hurdles, the add-on fulfills its core function well for many users.

### Pros

- Simple and clear interface; easy to use.
- Useful and extremely helpful for saving text to files.
- Works well overall and serves its purpose effectively.
- Provides functionality to save text content directly from the browser.
- Allows appending text to files in some versions or modes.

### Cons

- Requires a separate host application to function correctly, which complicates installation and use.
- Appending text to a single file is not fully supported or is problematic in current versions.
- Lack of clear error messages or notifications when the add-on fails or is used on unsupported pages.
- Difficulties in installing or configuring the host application, with some users requesting better instructions or video demos.
- Cannot easily change the default save directory; users want more customization options for filename and storage location.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-text-to-file)