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Welcome to SkipScreen

Welcome to the latest version of SkipScreen!

File hosting sites change all the time. We are hard at work keeping SkipScreen up to date with those changes, so you can skip on down the road effortlessly.

You're using the AMO version.

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0.5.21amo - Jan 13, 2011
  • RapidShare - no onscreen-display, but it downloads.
  • ExtensionVersion-check code now works with FF 3.x and 4.x and doesn't throw errors
0.5.14amo Nov 7, 2010:
  • 4Shared rewritten; directory support added
  • DivShare fix
  • FileSonic support added, but no longer seems to work (disabled by default)
  • FilesTube multi-download
  • Letitbit.net support added (preliminary)
  • LimeLinx fix
  • Linkbucks fix
  • Lix.in. Automatically clicks "continue" and then loads the frame (preliminary)
  • Mediafire bugfix; added folder support
  • MultiUpload support added (preliminary)
  • RemiXshare support added (preliminary)
  • Storage.to bugfix -- no longer attempts to download deleted files!
  • Uploading.com -- URLs that don't end in a final-slash are now handled
  • Firefox 4.0b6 supported (preliminary)

SkipScreen includes the 'SmartLinks' functionality. SmartLinks helps you discover new things by automatically inserting relevant links to interesting content. To enable this feature, accept the SmartLinks Terms of Service when installing SkipScreen. You can later disable or remove SmartLinks from the Firefox Tools menu. Learn more about SmartLinks at http://skipscreen.getsmartlinks.com.

Known Issues (we're working on them!):
  • RapidShare - disabled by default since broken (fix in progress)
  • HotFile (in some cases)
  • FireFox 4 on-screen-display [waits, etc] does not release and follows the mouse
0.5.7amo August 3, 2010:
  • Uploading.com support added
  • FilesTube updated
  • 4Share renovated: More functions than before!
  • MediaFire - fixed, again.
  • Minor-version raised to 0.5 (code broken into multiple files for better testing)
Known Issues (we're working on them!):
  • DivShare
  • LimeLinx
  • HotFile (in some cases)
0.4.7amo February 24, 2010:
Older Versions
0.3.20091214_AMO release:
0.3.20091119 release:
  • MediaFire automation-blocker automated. Again.
  • Search Refinements tweaks
  • MegaUpload timer handling (if required); due to MU server changes, the wait can no longer be bypassed, so SkipScreen automates the wait.
  • RapidShare "no slots available" handler updated — thanks to everybody who kept complaining about this; a lot of internal rework.
  • Storage.to cleaned up.
  • Consistent message display via a (moveable, slightly transparent) Big Green Box(tm).
  • Number of files download via SkipScreen is displayed on post-download screen (note: not all handlers update, so the number may be lower than your actual use; no data is kept other than a count, and the date the counter was started).
  • Option added to turn-off (most) error messages
  • Options broken out into two panels — "Skippers" and "Other".
  • Options panel should display at correct minimum width (w/o scroll-bars).
  • Updated error-handling; many silent errors can now be displayed in a consistent manner;
  • Version dating has been changed from MMDDYYYY to YYYYMMDD.
  • Version number has increased from 0.1 to 0.3 (0.2 should have been in a previous release, but wasn't incremented).
  • jQuery has been added (increases size of .xpi slightly) - for the end users, this doesn't really matter.
  • Thanks to the beta-testers, bug-reporters and get-satisfaction users who keep rattling our cage with bugs, suggestions, feature requests, etc!
  • permalink to 0.3.20091119 release
0.1.10042009 release:
0.1.09102009 release:
  • Added storage.to (thanks to Ahmed)
  • Added 4shared.com (thanks to Ahmed) - with audio-preview option (turn off via options, like zShare)
  • Fixed: Rapidshare Needs JavaScript/Download-button-visible error
  • Fixed: Rapidshare "no slots available" handler was added
  • Fixed: Hotfile.com (website changed around Sept 5)
  • link-protector fixed and upgraded (prefix-type links supported)
  • better url-handling; removes errors on URLs without a TLD (eg "http://localhost/index.html") [if you don't have the 07282009_url_fix release)
  • scroll-bars added to options-pane (when window is smaller than lists)
The next item helps support future development of SkipScreen
07282009_url_fix release:
  • better url-handling; removes errors on URLs without a TLD (eg "http://localhost/index.html") [if you don't have the 07282009_url_fix release)
  • NOTE: Did not auto-update?
  • link to 0.1.07282009_url_fix
07282009 release:
  • Added: Hotfile handler; the waits are automated!
  • Added: SkipScreen entry on the tools menu for the Options and About panes
  • Fixed: bug where SkipScreen banner was present for non-download Linkbucks pages
  • Added: Linkbucks family sites: baberepublic.com blahetc.com linkgalleries.net linkseer.net picturesetc.net placepictures.com qvvo.com realfiles.net seriousfiles.com seriousurls.com thatsprime.com thesefiles.com thesegalleries.com thosegalleries.com tinybucks.net uberpicz.com ubervidz.com ubucks.net ugalleries.net urlpulse.net viraldatabase.com youfap.com zxxo.net
  • Added: randomized retry delays for Hotfile, Uploaded, Depositfiles, and RapidShare (+-10 seconds added to the automated retry when simultaneous downloads are being automated)
  • Changed: minor modification to some of the "waiting" messages during automation
  • NOTE: introduced URL bug (fixed in 07282009_url_fix release)
  • link to 07282009 release on AMO
07102009 release:
  • Bugfix for hotfile.com. 07012009 release accidentally included incomplete (and broken) Hotfile support that prevents users from downloading files from hotfile.com (we're terribly sorry!)
  • Bugfix for whatsnew notification: whatsnew page was only loading on first install, not upgrade.
  • link to 07102009 release on AMO
07012009 release:
  • RapidShare - cleaned up timers, message display, and possible the negative-counter bug
  • Digg - now handles both 5- and 6- char links, alert bug removed
  • MediaFire - added support for both "file/" and "download.php" links
  • DepositFiles - looping bug fixed
  • Uploaded.to - cleaned up timers, message display
  • NOTE: non-working Hotfile code accidentally included; resolved in 07102009 release
  • link to 07012009 release on AMO
06082009 (experimental):
  • Megaupload auto-reloads for simultaneous downloads.
  • Support added for Megaporn (it's identical to megaupload, only pink)
  • Fixed digg alert bug. Now handles 5 and 6 character links.
  • Fixed Mediafire bug. Skipscreen now handles "file/" and "download.php" links.
  • Never approved for public release (long story)
  • link to 06082009 release on AMO
05262009
  • DepositFiles - fixed the timer bug that was introduced with the 05242009 version; DepositFiles auto-queues correctly, again.
  • RapidShare - fixed share-screen bug that threw an silent error.
  • link to 05262009 release on AMO
05242009 release:
  • Added a 'what's new' page (this page!) to tell users about new sites we support and new features.
  • Uploaded.to support, complete with auto-reloading for simultaneous downloads and limit-exceeded waits.
  • Listen first option for zShare (in the Preferences).
  • Diggbar skipping is now off by default.
  • Using iframe on post-download page to hide referrer link from third parties (e.g. Google).
  • Includes DepositFiles bug (fixed in 05262009 release)
  • link to 05242009 release on AMO