Quick Bookmark Filer version history - 25 versions
Quick Bookmark Filer by Philip
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Latest version
Version 10.9
Released Sep 4, 2026 - 263.26 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.9:
Changing keyboard shortcuts in Settings is now much more reliable in Firefox.
The Save mode page displays more clearly that the Suggested folder pre-selected is just that, and that typing immediately launches a search for bookmark folder to save a tab into a bookmark.
Further under-the-hood improvements for the new engine and design to work more uniformly across the extension.Source code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 10.8
Released Sep 3, 2026 - 254.28 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.8:
This release rebuilds the interface on top of the same search and bookmarking engine. QBF does what it always did; it is simpler to look at and simpler to reach.
· One list, one job:
The window used to show several panes at once. Now each mode owns the whole space: Save shows your folders, Find shows results, Tabs shows your open tabs, History shows where you have been.
· Every gesture has a key:
Gestures that depended on how long you held the mouse down are gone. Each one now has a key and a menu entry that says what it does:
Holding a folder to open it is now Return, or a double-click.
Holding an expander to fold a whole branch is now Option-Left and Option-Right, or Option-click.
· Deep folder paths read properly:
A deep path used to squeeze every folder name down to two letters. Now the path shows a “…” for the folders it has hidden and gives the space to the names you can still read. The folder you actually chose is never the one that gets shortened. Click the “…” to see the rest.
· Smaller things:
Saving with Return closes the window a moment later. Undo still works for ten minutes afterwards.
Text sizes, contrast and spacing follow the system.
The whole interface is drawn from one stylesheet instead of two that had drifted apart.Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.7
Released Sep 1, 2026 - 341.06 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.7:
This is a design release.
QBF does the same things it did before — it just reads better and is easier to hit.
· Easier to read:
Text is larger. The smallest text in the window went from 9px to 11px.
There are now four text sizes instead of thirteen. Everything of the same importance is now the same size.
Grey text is darker, so it is readable in normal light. Nothing is faded any more.
Folder paths are one size in two shades, instead of three sizes in three colours.
· Easier to use:
Rows are taller, so they are easier to click.
When you search, the matching letters are shown in bold instead of on a dark background. The old highlight made the text harder to read, not easier.
· New in Settings:
QBF can now follow your system’s light/dark setting and switch with it.
You can choose how corners look: square, rounded, or pill-shaped.
· Fixed:
In some environments, the folder tree was stuck at about two rows tall. It now fills the space it is given.
The toolbar did not shrink when you switched between Save, Find, Tabs and History. It now does.Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.6
Released Sep 1, 2026 - 335.91 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.6:
Reliability release.
· Find mode — click+drag-to-browse:
Fixed a race where a scoped folder search could be overwritten by a stale global render; scoped search no longer leaks sibling folders whose names share a prefix; drag of a result row no longer triggers the folder-browse hold timer; browsing into an empty folder now shows the (empty) BROWSING panel instead of doing nothing; stuck drags are cleaned up if the mouse button was released outside the window.
· Find mode — drag-bar resizing:
Window resize now rebalances the results/tree split correctly in Find mode; a user’s manual split adjustment is respected afterwards instead of being overwritten; tree section can be enlarged as well as shrunk; all five resize handles recover cleanly if the mouse button is released outside the window.
· Save mode — multi-location save:
Saving one URL to several folders now reports partial failures honestly (“Saved to X of N folders”), skips redundant creates in the folder where the bookmark already exists (“(1 skipped)”), credits recent-location history for every target folder, and no longer bundles unrelated ctrl-selected folders into a tree drag.
· Quick Save popup — multi-tab / multi-folder save:
The save button label and the actual save result now always agree (“Save N tab(s) to M folders (K skipped)”); duplicates are skipped per (URL, folder) pair; Esc first clears extra target folders before deselecting the primary; duplicate indicators refresh after saving with “hold to stay open”.
· Save mode — multi-tab save:
Per-tab error handling (“Saved X (Y skipped, Z failed)”), duplicate URLs within one batch are saved once, Esc can cancel a staged tab batch, and several stale-state edge cases around keep-open saves were fixed.Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.5
Released Jul 14, 2026 - 336.13 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.5:
This is a "Snow Leopard" update.
No new features are introduced, but under the hood improvements should help with overall stability and some corner cases.Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.4
Released Jun 10, 2026 - 345.34 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.4:
– Smarter folder suggestions.
– URL-as-Tab finds names it used to miss.
– Pasting many links now fetches their titles.
– Typos forgive one more way.
– Tap the coverage count when saving multiple tabs, to see which tabs are already in that folder.
– Your colors follow the theme, live.Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.3
Released Jun 9, 2026 - 329.78 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.3:
– Faster search on large libraries.
– Faster startup indexing.
– Path clicks fixed on the fast path.Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.2
Released Jun 9, 2026 - 327.46 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.2:
– Cmd-click in Tree to file a bookmark in multiple folders (Mac).
– More forgiving field search.
– Tree / search paths clicks go where you click.
– Scheduled backups actually run. 🐵
– Faster folder suggestions!Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.1
Released Jun 3, 2026 - 324.41 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.1:- Snappier tooltips.
- Toolstip off option.
- Snapshot schedule survive extension update.
- Rounded/Rectangular corners applied more widely.
- A gentle welcome tune-up (for new users, after using QBF a dozen times).
- Tree folder re-ordering hardened.
Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.0.1
Released Jun 3, 2026 - 319.92 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10.0.1:
– Settings dialog fix.
– Settings' Quick-toggles menu responds to press-and-drag.
– A small celebration for v10 (Quick Save toolbar icon celebration - cursor activation, rare and quick).Source code released under MIT License
Version 10.0
Released Jun 2, 2026 - 323.12 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v10:- The dark-mode color flash is gone for light-theme users too.
- "Disable animations" now works in Quick Save too.
- QBF now respects your system's "Reduce motion" setting (Macs).
- Cleaner keyboard navigation in Quick Save.
- Under the hood (simplification, reduction, cohesion).
Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.9
Released May 30, 2026 - 312.16 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.9:- 'Esc' is now more predictable:
Pressing Escape always backs you out one step — close a dialog, cancel what you're doing, clear the search, hide results, deselect a folder — and only closes the window when there's nothing left to back out of. Backing out can no longer accidentally close the window. The Help dialog now spells out exactly what Esc does, in order. - Animations: a simpler way to set the feel.
The Delays settings now start with a single "Timing profile" — Snappy, Standard, or Relaxed — instead of a wall of millisecond boxes. The raw values are still there under "Fine-tune (advanced)" if you want them. Standard matches the current defaults, so nothing changes unless you choose otherwise. - Hold gestures are signposted:
Every button that does something extra when you hold it (Save, Close, the gear, Theme, the QS/QT pill) now says so in its tooltip, and there's a complete "Hold & long-press" list in Help.
Source code released under MIT License
- 'Esc' is now more predictable:
Version 9.8.1
Released May 25, 2026 - 309.88 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.8.1:
– Light theme colors applied automatically.
– Quick Save pane pills respect corner style.Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.8.0
Released May 25, 2026 - 309.16 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.8:
UX:
· Under the hood improvements for faster, smoother opening for QBF and Quick.
Internal initialization now runs faster by doing more work in parallel and eliminating redundant data reads.
This is specially noticeable on slower machines with large bookmark libraries.Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.7.0
Released May 24, 2026 - 302.66 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.7:
Bugs fixed:
– Quick popup now reliably remembers which pane you were using.
UX:
– Settings sections reorganized for clarity.
– Importing settings now shows a count of how many were applied, and auto-saves them immediately so there's no risk of losing imported values if the popup closes before you click Save).
New features:
– Export all. A single button in Backup & data exports both your bookmarks and settings at once (with matching timestamps for easy pairing).
– Organized export folders. On first export, QBF asks for the downloads permission. Once granted, all exports are placed in a dated subfolder under your downloads folder (QBF Exports / 2026.05.30 / …). Multiple exports on the same day share the same folder. If you prefer flat files, just decline the permission prompt.
– Settings export now includes verbosity overrides and custom window names.Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.6.0
Released May 19, 2026 - 305.82 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.6:
Stability and small improvements under the hood:
– Code integration between modes;
– Themed tooltips (across entire interface).
– Per-feature animation speed controls.
– "Skip confirmation" toggles.Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.5.0
Released May 18, 2026 - 302.76 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.4:
Bugs fixed:
– Find mode: Pressing Esc while browsing a folder's contents now returns to your search results at the same scroll position, instead of losing your place.
– Quicktab: Arrow keys no longer select invisible rows inside collapsed groups.
– Several UI colours that didn't adapt properly between light and dark themes now use theme-aware variables.
Usabiity improvements:
– Help dialog (?) now documents Quick Save, Quicktab, Find multi-select, field search quoting, and all v9.x Settings features.
– Find mode shows a "N selected" badge when multi-selecting bookmarks with Ctrl+click.
– Name/URL detail panel in Save mode restyled as a compact inline bar instead of a floating popup.
– QS and QT result rows now share identical sizing, spacing, and selection styling for higher consistency.
New features:
– Reset colors to theme button in Settings → Colors. Applies light or dark chip color presets with one click.
– QS pane open preference setting: choose whether the Quick popup always opens in QS, QT, or remembers your last choice.
– Hold-save delay setting: configure how long to hold the Save button before "Save & Stay" triggers (250–1500ms).
– Multi-folder save in Quick Save: Ctrl+click chips or search results to select multiple folders, then save to all at once.
– Chip colour parity: colour customisations from Settings → Colors now apply to Quick Save chips too.
– Quicktab tab caching: switching between QS and QT panes is faster — tabs are cached and updated incrementally.
– Frecency stats: Stats dialog (!) now shows your top 20 most-used folders with a Reset button.Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.3.0
Released May 16, 2026 - 294.81 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.3:
This is a Snow Leopard release with under the hood enhancements. 🐆Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.2.0
Released May 15, 2026 - 296.35 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.2:
Bugs fixed:
– Opening Stats or Help from Settings no longer closes Settings underneath.
– The Simple ↔ Advanced toggle's blue background now overlaps each label exactly.
– In the Quick popup, the small blue 1/2/3 badges next to QS/QT/QBF are no longer clipped by the pill outline.
– Deleting a bookmark via the path bar's hold-Delete (in QS) now re-checks Firefox after each delete and accurately reflects what's left.
Settings dialog:
– The toolbar path display has been removed (deprecated by use of full path dialog in both QS/QT and full QBF).
– When the QBF window is narrow AND mode emojis are off, the mode pills show a single letter (S, F, T, H) instead of nothing.
– The Home Folder card (the 🏘️ and 📍 emojis) are cleaned up for less decoration and simpler, more focused experience.
– Hold the Save button for ~½ second to "Save & Stay" in Quick modes, mirroring the behavior in QBF.
Quick popup:
– Press-hold either the QS or QT button on the top pane pill for ~½ second to toggle a roomier "Comfort" layout (will be ported over in Settings for visibility).
– Open-tab and closed-tab rows in Quicktab show favicons more reliably, in a slightly larger and sharper display.
– Pressing ↑/↓ in Quicktab no longer auto-scrolls the panel. Selection moves, but the view stays put (less twitchy and more responsive to user's intent).
– Quicktab and QBF Quick popups no longer flash the current tab title before showing the saved bookmark title when you open them. (The background page now pre-resolves the bookmark for the current URL, so the popup reads it instantly.)
Rounded ↔ Rectangular:
– Full final visual sweep: every remaining hardcoded corner radius now respects the Settings → Appearance "Rounded ↔ Rectangular" toggle. The toggle now applies to the Quick modes as well.Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.1.0
Released May 15, 2026 - 290.15 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.1:
Bugs squashed:
– The Save button in Settings no longer appears active when you haven't changed anything. It greys out properly until you actually modify a setting.
– Clicking the last folder in a search result's path now takes you to that exact folder in the tree (not its parent), smoothly scrolling it into view and expanding it.
– Dragging folders in the bookmark tree to reorder them now reliably drops where the blue indicator shows.
– Deeply nested folder trees (more than 20 levels) no longer get cut off.
– The tree resize handle works properly when "Tree auto-fit" is enabled — dragging it overrides auto-fit for the session.
– Pressing Escape while Stats or Help is open above Settings now closes only the top dialog, leaving Settings still open behind it.
– Searching in Settings now finds items from the Advanced sections even when you're in Simple mode.
– Checkboxes in the Keyboard Shortcuts section are now right-aligned, matching all other Settings inputs.
Settings improvements:
– "Verbose" is now called "Advanced" — clearer label for the same functionality.
– Mode emojis are now independent from Simple/Advanced. You can show emojis in Simple mode or hide them in Advanced mode.
– The Simple/Advanced pill is now the same size as the main mode tabs — no more squished appearance.
– Animation speed can go up to 10× (was 2×) and accepts fine decimals like 0.05. Slow-motion fans, go wild.
– The Settings dialog auto-resizes when you toggle between Simple and Advanced modes, or expand/collapse sections. Double-click the bottom edge of Settings to snap it back to the natural height if it ever gets out of shape.
– The Quicktab keyboard shortcut now appears in Settings alongside the other window shortcuts.
– The Rounded/Rectangular corner style now applies to every single UI element — buttons, tags, badges, tree items, search inputs, everything.
Quick popup upgrades:
– The "+" button now sits to the left of the QS/QT pill, so toggling between panes doesn't shift the pill around.
– Open Tabs and Recently Closed groups in Quicktab are now collapsed by default — click to expand, or just start typing to search (groups auto-expand for matches).
– Hold the Save button in Quick Save to save without closing the popup — handy for filing several tabs to the same folder in quick succession.
– Press Alt+1 / Alt+2 / Alt+3 (shown as badges when you hold Alt or Cmd) to instantly switch between QS, QT, and QBF. These shortcuts are fully customizable in Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts.
New in Find mode:
– Cmd+click (Mac) / Ctrl+click (Windows) individual bookmarks in search results to build a multi-selection. Then double-click or press Enter to open them all at once in new tabs, or Shift+double-click / Shift+Enter to open them in a new window.
– Bookmarks and folders can't be mixed in a multi-selection — you'll see a friendly message if you try. :)Source code released under MIT License
Version 9.0.0
Released May 13, 2026 - 285.73 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v9.0:
· Hello, Quicktab!
QuickTab joins QuickSave. QT searches all open tabs and recently closed ones. Enter switches to a tab, Ctrl+Enter moves it to a new window, Delete closes it. QS and QT now live inside the same Quick dialog, separate from QBF, for quick actions with tabs inside the web browser.
· QS path bar and results fixed:
The path bar no longer collapses when chips or results expand. Results now show three full rows by default instead of one and a half.
· Clicking a result path now opens the folder.
Before, clicking a path segment navigated to the folder row but left it collapsed. Now it opens and shows its contents immediately.
· Blank Folders dialog overhaul:
Non-empty default-named folders can now be included (toggle inside the dialog) — they show content counts, dashed-border delete buttons, and a Library button. Deleting folders with contents requires a second confirmation listing exactly what will go.
· Cleanup tools no longer close Settings:
Duplicate URLs and Blank Folders now stack above the Settings dialog instead of dismissing it.
· Snapshots:
Controls are now right-aligned. A new "Save to disk" toggle writes each snapshot to your downloads folder. When "Include settings" is on, the single HTML file contains both your bookmarks and –QBF settings — import either or both from one file.
· Enter-to-save is now explicit:
Two new Keyboard Shortcuts toggles: QS Enter saves immediately (default on) and QBF Enter selects first (default on, existing two-step behavior). Flip either to change how Enter commits a save.
· UI corner style:
New Appearance setting: Rounded (default) or Rectangular (subtler corners across chips, mode pills, and inputs).
· Tree auto-fit:
The folder tree in Save mode now expands to fill available height automatically. Double-clicking the resize handle snaps to the same size. Toggle in Appearance if you prefer manual control.
Mode emojis stay where you put them. Flipping Simple ↔ Verbose no longer overwrites a mode-emoji setting you changed manually.
· Small fixes:
Section headers (Recent, Quick Links) no longer text-select on double-click. The Drop-to-Remove chip overlay no longer gets stuck after an aborted drag.Source code released under MIT License
Version 8.9.0
Released May 12, 2026 - 271.42 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v8.9:- Auto-snapshot your bookmarks (Settings → Tools).
- One-click cleanup hub: "Open…" in Settings → Tools for duplicate URLs and blank folders.
- Folder-dedup is now scannable at a glance.
- Simple / Verbose toggle for Settings.
- Escape "&" in field search.
- Less crowded path bar in simple mode.
Source code released under MIT License
Version 8.8.0
Released May 11, 2026 - 259.62 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v8.8:- Font sizes now use a unified scale (groundwork for future typography adjustments from a single control point).
- Search code shared between QBF and Quick Save (both interfaces now use the same scoring engine)
- Quick Save transitions slightly smoothed
- Animation speed setting covers more UI
- Window names auto-clean
Source code released under MIT License
Version 8.7.0
Released May 9, 2026 - 259.16 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v8.7:
Bug fixes:
- Clicking and holding on a folder in the tree no longer accidentally starts renaming it. Use F2 to rename — it's intentional and predictable.
- Dragging folders in the tree to reposition them now works much more reliably. The "drop here" zones have been rebalanced so moving a folder above or below a sibling is easier to target.
- When you first install QBF and open the full window, the bookmark tree is now visible immediately instead of hidden. - Clicking the Home button for the first time now tells you how to set it up instead of a confusing short message.
- Quick Save opened via keyboard shortcut is now more reliable — it will always fully load within 3 seconds even if Firefox's background systems are slow to respond.
New capabilities:
- Drag chips to delete: drag any Quick Link or Recent Location chip downward — a red "Drop to remove" zone appears at the bottom of the window. Drop the chip there to remove it. A 5-second undo option appears if you change your mind.
- Bookmark snapshot export: in the Stats dialog, a new "Export Bookmark Snapshot" button saves your entire bookmark library as a standard HTML file (compatible with Firefox's import). Useful for backups before reorganizing.
- Esc works step-by-step in Quick Save: pressing Escape now clears your search text first, then clears your folder selection, then closes — matching the full QBF window behavior.
Visual refinements:
- Updated default colors: chips are now opaque and bold by default with clearer visual distinction between types.
- Toast notifications now use a green background for success messages with improved text contrast.
- Consistent scrollbar width, focus ring glow, and transition timing across all panels and dialogs.
- Consolidated font sizes — fractional half-step sizes merged for cleaner typography.Source code released under MIT License
Version 8.6.0
Released May 7, 2026 - 256.96 KBWorks with firefox 142.0 and laterChangelog, v8.6:- Consistent status text: both the main window and Quick Save now show "Bookmarked" for pages already saved (previously for QBF: "Already bookmarked").
- Bottom toolbar: the Settings, Help, and Stats icons now stay visible at all times, centered in the toolbar across every mode. Icons are now also slightly bigger and easier to tap.
- Modes switching (pill): the Simple/Advanced toggle in Settings and the in-mode filter pills (All, Folders Only, etc.) are now taller and more comfortably spaced. They also match the main mode-switching pill proportions.
- Unified keyboard shortcut hints: filter and dock button key-hints now appear in the same blue accent style as the mode pill hints when you hold Alt/Option, instead of the previous grey.
- Button corners unified: all buttons throughout Settings, dialogs, and toolbars now share a consistent corner radius for a cohesive feel.
- Settings dialog tightened: less whitespace between sections, tighter padding around the edges, and the search bar feels more integrated. Collapsed sections take up less vertical space.
- History mode layout: "Now" and "Load more" buttons are now side by side in a single row instead of stacked in separate sections.
- Search bar polish: the "?" help button is now flush-right at the edge of the search bar.
- Less dead space: reduced the gap above the first entry under the top toolbar across all modes.
- Apple-style chip hover: folder chips now lift slightly upward with a soft shadow on hover, instead of only changing background color.
- Color picker auto-close: on macOS, clicking back into the Settings dialog now automatically dismisses the native color picker — no need to close it manually.
- Softer typography: dialog titles use a lighter font weight for a more refined, less heavy appearance.
Source code released under MIT License