TagSpaces for Firefox

Working on a project usually requires an extensive online research session to get documentation and learn about the topic. You might be tempted to save dozens of links for later reading and referencing, usually as browser bookmarks. But if you want to make all the resources available to you at all times, even when the Internet connection is down, it is a good idea to save the pages locally. That is where the TagSpaces add-on for Firefox comes in.

Installing the extension takes no more than a second and the new TagSpaces icon is visible in the browser’s toolbar. You can then start building up your offline bookmark collection with TagSpaces.

Just navigate to the desired page and then click on the TagSpaces icon. A popup is displayed, revealing all the available options. TagSpaces for Firefox captures the main title of the page, allowing you to save either a simplified or a full copy of the HTML file. Regardless of your choice, you get to see a preview of the page within the pop-up window.

There are just four steps to take when saving a page. The first thing you need to do is customize the file title. The extension captures the page’s title automatically, but you can easily change it. Secondly, you can add multiple customized tags to easily find any entry at a later time. The two following steps are described below.

The third steps allow you to select the action to take. TagSpaces for Firefox can save an editable copy of the visited page in HTML format. Alternatively, if you only need to capture a part of a page, you must select it and use the “clip selection” tool.

Taking a screenshot of the page is the third option. A snapshot of the visible part of the webpage is saved as a PNG file on your computer, in a location of your choice. Last but not least, you can use TagSpaces as a bookmark manager, as it allows you to save the current page as a bookmark.  All the content you collect with TagSpaces for Firefox can be organized in the TagSpaces desktop application. Thanks to the custom tags, finding specific items is easier, even in a large collection.

Also available for Chrome, TagSpaces for Firefox is of great assistance during research sessions, as it enables you to save the pages that interest you in an organized manner. All the content can be then imported to the TagSpaces application and managed easier.