Save Selected Tabs to Files

Provides ability to save selected tabs to local files.

Save Selected Tabs to Files - Firefox Add-On

"Save Selected Tabs to Files" is a Firefox add-on offering the feature to save selected web tabs to your personal computer's local files. This add-on is particularly beneficial for multi-tab users allowing easy and convenient saving of multiple tabs simultaneously. Note for Firefox 63 users: activation of multi-selection of tabs is needed by going to 'about:config' and setting 'browser.tabs.multiselect' to 'true'.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Daily users: 970
-11
Rating: 4.04
(25)
Version: 1.2.0 (Last updated: 2022-09-12)
Version code: 5457072
Creation date: 2018-10-30
Weekly download count: 12
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • downloads
  • menus
  • notifications
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 67.50K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well on most pages
  • Very useful extension, highly appreciated
  • Can save open tabs
Cons
  • Poor design with spammy save dialogs for each tab
  • Inconsistent file naming and truncation issues
  • Fails to save certain types of content (e.g., images, blobs)
  • Cannot save multiple tabs at once without multiple prompts
  • Does not save the currently displayed content but reloads from the URL
Most mentioned
  • Inability to save multiple tabs without multiple save dialogs
  • Problems with file naming and lack of extensions
  • Issues with saving images and local storage data
User reviews
Poor design & broken - just spams save dialogs for each tab, rather than specifying a directory + saving all to there in 1 go (lots of very laggy clicks), and there is no file extension, just a very truncated name. No idea what the file is, no option to switch between HTML/PDF/TXT etc. Completely useless

I wanted this add-on so that I can avoid spamming keyboard shortcuts to save several tabs. However, this addon frequently, for no clear reason, changes the downloaded file names to be different than if I had used the normal save -- such as by replacing dots with commas. Dealing with the consequences of these incorrect file names has caused me more work than the add-on ever saved, and I have finally given up. I had originally included name truncation with the list of unexpected changes, but apparently that's part of a default option. However, the truncation removes the file extension, which is still a very bad implementation of that feature.

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Save Selected Tabs to Files requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Save Selected Tabs to Files has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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