TextGrab version history - 3 versions
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Latest version
Version 1.2.1
Released Sep 4, 2026 - 42.42 KBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterSecurity hardening and cleanupSource code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 1.2.0
Released Sep 4, 2026 - 42.63 KBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterReduced permissions (privacy improvement)
Earlier versions of TextGrab took a broad "Access your data for all websites" permission because the content scripts ran on every page you visited. This update fixes that.
What changed:
- The extension now uses Firefox'sactiveTabpermission instead of a permanent all-sites permission.
- Page access is granted temporarily, one tab at a time, and only when you deliberately use TextGrab (click the toolbar button or a right-click menu item).
- No more persistent access to every website you browse; data is only read from the current page when you invoke the extension.
What's the same:
- Extract clean article text + convert to markdown
- One-click copy to clipboard
- Context menu options
- No data collection — everything runs locally
Why: This narrows the permission footprint so TextGrab only ever reads the page you're actively working on, when you choose to — nothing always-on in the background.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.1.2
Released Aug 13, 2026 - 40.72 KBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterSource code released under MIT License