Batch Text Extractor (URL2Text) version history - 3 versions
Batch Text Extractor (URL2Text) by Trevor Lewis
Batch Text Extractor (URL2Text) version history - 3 versions
Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 1.31
Released Sep 1, 2026 - 120.83 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and laterVersion 1.31
• Introduces a new modern extension icon across the Firefox toolbar and Add-ons Manager.
• The optional Batch name field now opens completely blank.
• Removes the previous “LinkedIn Marketing Jobs” example placeholder.
• No extraction functionality, permissions, privacy behaviour, or batch-processing limits have changed.Source code released under MIT License
Older versions
Version 1.30
Released Sep 1, 2026 - 41.94 KBWorks with firefox 140.0 and later, android 142.0 and laterVersion 1.30 improves extraction reliability and introduces a redesigned, easier-to-use interface.
What’s new:
• Adjustable page wait time from 0 to 10 seconds, with 5 seconds recommended by default.
• Content-readiness checks that wait for meaningful, stable text before accepting an extraction.
• Protection against corrupted, encoded, repeated, or machine-generated content.
• Automatic single retry when a page fails to extract correctly.
• Clear failure reasons for timeouts, login requirements, CAPTCHAs, access restrictions, rate limits, and unreadable pages.
• Sequential URL processing, with each temporary tab closed before the next one opens.
• Duplicate and invalid URL detection before processing begins.
• Maximum batch size of 100 URLs.
• Option to divide results across 1 to 10 plain-text files.
• Optional batch names for more descriptive filenames.
• Improved progress tracking and batch completion summaries.
• Options to retry failed URLs, copy failed URLs, and download results again.
• A single-batch lock prevents multiple batches from running simultaneously.
• Improved extraction from JavaScript-rendered pages, accessible frames, and open shadow roots.
• Final output validation prevents corrupted or malformed files from being downloaded.
• Optional completion notifications, disabled by default.
• No analytics, tracking, or external data transmission.
Version 1.30 requires Firefox 140 or later on desktop and Firefox 142 or later on Android.Source code released under MIT License
Version 1.21
Released Jul 27, 2026 - 13.43 KBWorks with firefox 58.0 and laterImproved Firefox compatibility and extraction reliability.
• Uses Firefox-native browser APIs throughout.
• Improved extraction from JavaScript-rendered pages by waiting for content to stabilise.
• Extracts visible text from the main page, accessible frames and open shadow roots.
• Records the final URL when a page redirects.
• Includes the actual Firefox error message when extraction fails.
• Improved background tab loading, extraction and cleanup.Source code released under MIT License