OPIE (Ordered Preference Import/Export) 1.2.3 released

OPIE is a Firefox extension that allows you to import and export your installed extension preferences.

This is useful when installing extensions in a new profile, or synchronizing multiple Firefox installations.

How it works: The suggested (preferred?) method for extension developers to store preferences is in the format: extensions.extensionName.preference OPIE retrieves an extension's preferences by assuming the extensionName is the chrome name (i.e., the directory mentioned after "chrome://" in the tag of the extension's install.rdf). If no preferences are found with the above format, OPIE will search for preferences using the format: extensionName.preference Extensions that do not conform to either format cannot be exported. In a future OPIE version, I hope to add the ability for the user to assign a "preference root" that can identify the preferences belonging to a particular extension. Functions: Import The Import window has two buttons and two textareas. The "Browse" button brings up a file picker window. Here you may select one or more exported preference files that were previously created with the OPIE export function. Double click to open a single file. Multiple files can be opened using the SHIFT-CLICK and CTRL-CLICK methods. The top textarea will display the selected files. Clicking the "Import" button will import the selected preferences and display the results in the bottom textarea. Export Click the "Browse" button to select a directory where the exported preferences will be stored. This directory is also the default location for importing preferences. The "Get list" button retrieves a list of all extensions that OPIE knows about (see Configure). This list is displayed in the textarea along with checkboxes to select which extension preferences to export. "Select all" and "Deselect all" buttons do what is implied. Clicking "Export" will create the individual preference files. Configure This window will display all extensions that OPIE has determined has ordered preferences that it can understand. Discuss, complain, praise or request in the forum.
Configure and example Help windows
Note: You must have javascript enabled to install or download from this page. Version history: February 13, 2009: v1.2.3 Install Download (58.8 KB) Firefox 2.0 - 3.1.* Please report problems in the support forum. November 30, 2008: v1.2.2 Install Download (58.6 KB) Fix for Boolean prefs always importing as "false" Added de-DE locale Included locales: en-US, de-DE, el-GR, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.* Please report problems in the support forum. October 28, 2008: v1.2.1 Install Download (56.4 KB) Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.* Please report problems in the support forum. May 18, 2008: v1.2 Install Download (56.5 KB) Fix for "unknown" extension prefs Firefox 2.0 - 3.0 Locales: en-US. el-GR, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW Please report problems in the support forum. April 15, 2008: v1.1pre Install Download (55.6 KB) Added ability to create a combined export file or individual files New logo (to match FEBE/CLEO theme) Better display on Mac platform OPIE default preference fix For Firefox 2.0-3.0pre Locales (* partial) : en-US. el-GR*, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT*, ja-JP, pl-PL*, pt-BR*, zh-TW (More to come) Please report problems in the support forum. March 31, 2008: v1.0 Install Download (53.7 KB) Please help get this extension out of the AMO sandbox! If you find this extension useful, please consider posting a favorable review on the AMO page. I'd like to publish a FEBE/CLEO/OPIE package but with OPIE languishing in the deep, dark recesses of AMO netherland, few users will see or know about it. Same as beta3b but with el-GR locale. This is the first official release. For Firefox 2.0-3.0b4 Locales : en-US, el-GR, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW (so far ...) Please report problems in the support forum. March 20, 2008: beta3b Install Download (51.3 KB) Please help get this extension out of the AMO sandbox! If you find this extension useful, please consider posting a favorable review on the AMO page. I'd like to publish a FEBE/CLEO/OPIE package but with OPIE languishing in the deep, dark recesses of AMO netherland, few users will see or know about it. Same as beta3 but fixes overlay to correctly point to chrome pathnames for .js files (instead of local pathnames) Same as beta3 but with ja-JP locale added New icons Added version number to displays Ability to view/clear export directory Option to overwrite existing exports New message windows (to match FEBE/CLEO) Locales : en-US, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW (so far ...) Please report problems in the support forum. December 6, 2007: beta2 Install Download (20.7 KB) Preference roots now editable Built-in help screens Configure pane displays items in tree form Beta version - bugs possible (though it works just fine for me). Be sure to backup your preferences (prefs.js) just in case! en-US locale only Firefox ver 2.0 - 3.0 beta 2 October 15, 2007: beta Install Download (20.2 KB) Beta version - bugs possible (though it works just fine for me). Be sure to backup your preferences (prefs.js) just in case! en-US locale only Firefox ver 2.0 and above Please report problems in the support forum. OPIE is a Firefox extension that allows you to import and export your installed extension preferences. This is useful when installing extensions in a new profile, or synchronizing multiple Firefox installations. How it works: The suggested (preferred?) method for extension developers to store preferences is in the format: extensions.extensionName.preference OPIE retrieves an extension's preferences by assuming the extensionName is the chrome name (i.e., the directory mentioned after "chrome://" in the tag of the extension's install.rdf). If no preferences are found with the above format, OPIE will search for preferences using the format: extensionName.preference Extensions that do not conform to either format cannot be exported. In a future OPIE version, I hope to add the ability for the user to assign a "preference root" that can identify the preferences belonging to a particular extension. Functions: Import The Import window has two buttons and two textareas. The "Browse" button brings up a file picker window. Here you may select one or more exported preference files that were previously created with the OPIE export function. Double click to open a single file. Multiple files can be opened using the SHIFT-CLICK and CTRL-CLICK methods. The top textarea will display the selected files. Clicking the "Import" button will import the selected preferences and display the results in the bottom textarea. Export Click the "Browse" button to select a directory where the exported preferences will be stored. This directory is also the default location for importing preferences. The "Get list" button retrieves a list of all extensions that OPIE knows about (see Configure). This list is displayed in the textarea along with checkboxes to select which extension preferences to export. "Select all" and "Deselect all" buttons do what is implied. Clicking "Export" will create the individual preference files. Configure This window will display all extensions that OPIE has determined has ordered preferences that it can understand. Discuss, complain, praise or request in the forum. Configure and example Help windows Note: You must have javascript enabled to install or download from this page. Version history: February 13, 2009: v1.2.3 Install Download (58.8 KB) Firefox 2.0 - 3.1.* Please report problems in the support forum. November 30, 2008: v1.2.2 Install Download (58.6 KB) Fix for Boolean prefs always importing as "false" Added de-DE locale Included locales: en-US, de-DE, el-GR, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.* Please report problems in the support forum. October 28, 2008: v1.2.1 Install Download (56.4 KB) Firefox 2.0 - 3.0.* Please report problems in the support forum. May 18, 2008: v1.2 Install Download (56.5 KB) Fix for "unknown" extension prefs Firefox 2.0 - 3.0 Locales: en-US. el-GR, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW Please report problems in the support forum. April 15, 2008: v1.1pre Install Download (55.6 KB) Added ability to create a combined export file or individual files New logo (to match FEBE/CLEO theme) Better display on Mac platform OPIE default preference fix For Firefox 2.0-3.0pre Locales (* partial) : en-US. el-GR*, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT*, ja-JP, pl-PL*, pt-BR*, zh-TW (More to come) Please report problems in the support forum. March 31, 2008: v1.0 Install Download (53.7 KB) Please help get this extension out of the AMO sandbox! If you find this extension useful, please consider posting a favorable review on the AMO page. I'd like to publish a FEBE/CLEO/OPIE package but with OPIE languishing in the deep, dark recesses of AMO netherland, few users will see or know about it. Same as beta3b but with el-GR locale. This is the first official release. For Firefox 2.0-3.0b4 Locales : en-US, el-GR, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW (so far ...) Please report problems in the support forum. March 20, 2008: beta3b Install Download (51.3 KB) Please help get this extension out of the AMO sandbox! If you find this extension useful, please consider posting a favorable review on the AMO page. I'd like to publish a FEBE/CLEO/OPIE package but with OPIE languishing in the deep, dark recesses of AMO netherland, few users will see or know about it. Same as beta3 but fixes overlay to correctly point to chrome pathnames for .js files (instead of local pathnames) Same as beta3 but with ja-JP locale added New icons Added version number to displays Ability to view/clear export directory Option to overwrite existing exports New message windows (to match FEBE/CLEO) Locales : en-US, fr-FR, he-IL, it-IT, ja-JP, pl-PL, pt-BR, zh-TW (so far ...) Please report problems in the support forum. December 6, 2007: beta2 Install Download (20.7 KB) Preference roots now editable Built-in help screens Configure pane displays items in tree form Beta version - bugs possible (though it works just fine for me). Be sure to backup your preferences (prefs.js) just in case! en-US locale only Firefox ver 2.0 - 3.0 beta 2 October 15, 2007: beta Install Download (20.2 KB) Beta version - bugs possible (though it works just fine for me). Be sure to backup your preferences (prefs.js) just in case! en-US locale only Firefox ver 2.0 and above Please report problems in the support forum. 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