That’s were the new add-on Multi Links comes into play. The add-on offers the same functionality as Snap Links with the difference that it is compatible with the latest version of Firefox without having to force compatibility. Some users reported that Multi Links processes links better than Snap Links.

Links can be selected by right-clicking and drawing a rectangle around them. It is possible to cancel the operation with the left mouse button or pressing Esc. One interesting option is the ability to only open some of the links on the page by pressing the CTRL or Shift key to draw smaller rectangles around links.

Options are available the add-on options of the web browser that cover those of Snap Links.

• You can choose to open links in new tabs or new windows.
• You can choose whether to go to those new tabs/windows or stay on the current tab/window when they open.
• You can choose to copy to clipboard or to bookmark selected links.
• You can choose a selection and link box colour from the preset colours or in put your own hexadecimal colour code.
• You can choose the thickness of the link nd selection box borders.
• You can choose the line style of the box border to be solid, dotted or dashed.
• Smart selection is for search engines. It helps you by only selecting search listing results rather than including other links such as “similar”, “cached” or “filter” as well as other links that the search engines display.

Multi Links works perfectly and has replaced Snap Links Plus on my computer systems.

Related posts

• Firefox Snap Links Got Finally Updated (10)
• Youtube It Firefox Add-on (4)
• Youtube Comment Cloud Firefox Add-On (4)
• Web Development: Widerbug For Firefox (8)
• Web Browser: Firefox Save Tabs Add-On (1)

Actions can be opening all links in new tabs or windows, bookmark them, copy them to the clipboard or initiate downloads. The function can be set to the right, middle or left mouse button. The rectangle will be visualized with a green border and the links that are selected with a red border. The selected action will be performed as soon as the mouse button is released.

The good news is that Snap Links finally got updated. It is now available directly from the official Mozilla website (and not Rapidshare or other third party sites like before). The developer has translated the add-on to 17 languages by now which is another bonus.

Snap Links is compatible with Firefox 3 including the soon to be released Firefox 3.1. Definitely one of the best add-ons if you regularly work with multiple links that you want to open or download.

Related posts

• Open Multiple Links At Once In Firefox (7)
• Firefox Link Extend (7)
• Use Firefox Without A Computer Mouse (7)
• Url Revealer (2)
• Tiny URL Generator (10)

I researched the topic and finally discovered a link to version 0.0.5 of Snap Links that is compatible to Firefox 3. Yes that is right, it is working perfectly and one can finally use it again to open multiple links in one fluid motion in Firefox.

Let me explain how Snap Links is working. By default it provides an option to draw a rectangle with the right mouse button. Every top level link in that rectangle will be opened in a new tab on release. Mighty useful if you want to open the last ten forum posts or search results in a search engine.

I discovered the link on Andrew Sherman’s website who posted the link to the Snap Links 0.0.5 download.

Related posts

• The Ultimate Firefox Download Extensions List (16)
• Cybersearch Firefox Extension (5)
• Add Search to the Awesome Bar in Firefox 3 (14)
• 5 Essential Firefox 3 Add-ons (19)
• Testing Firefox 3 (1)