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Small note: the extension uses the Capacities API, which currently requires a Capacities Believer/Pro subscription.

Feel free to send feedback if you try it!

Edit: current latest version is 1.1.0

I’ve been working on a small browser extension for Capacities because a friend wanted a faster way to save pages without doing the usual copy/paste dance.

Right now it can save the current page as a weblink, send selected text or a full-page Markdown clip, add tags/notes, and save into the space you choose. I attached a quick video of the full-page weblink save flow. You're also able to select an area > right click and save it to your daily notes or weblinks, usually more reliable from my own experience.

It’s free (or atleast will be once it gets through firefox/google reviewing phase), and honestly it’s not perfect. The Capacities API is pretty limited, so there are a few things I wanted to do that just aren’t possible right now, or had to be handled in a more awkward way.

But from my own experience it already feels better than the options I could find, so I figured I’d share it in case anyone else wants to try it once it's public.

Feedback is very welcome, especially from people who already use Capacities heavily. I’m mostly trying to make the capture flow more reliable.

Hi again. Around a month ago I posted here while I was still building OFA Beads and asked for feedback.

That version was pretty early, and I barely explained what the app actually does. I have added quite a bit since then, so I wanted to share a more proper update.

OFA Beads is a bead pattern designer for loom, brick stitch, peyote, freeform pattern and more to come. The full editor is free to use: every stitch mode, every tool, PNG export, no timer, and no ads.

The main things I have added since my first post are:

• Peyote stitch. It has its own proper offset grid now, and PNG exports preserve that layout instead of flattening it into a regular grid. Copy and paste also works across the offset columns, which you can see in the video.
• Freedom Stitch. This is the freeform mode. Instead of working inside a stitch grid, you can place individual beads on a canvas and move them wherever you want. It has three size presets, circle or square beads, and optional snap-to-grid. I made this for loose arrangements, irregular shapes, and designs that do not really fit a regular stitch grid. The green butterfly in the screenshots is from Freedom mode.
• Draw mode. You can draw directly on top of a pattern for rough marks, notes, or thread paths while you are figuring something out. It also lets you set a custom crop area, so a PNG export can be just the part of the pattern you actually want to share or keep.
• A much better mobile editor. The first version worked on phones, but it was still awkward. I reworked the mobile UI so the tools are easier to reach and the editor is more practical on a small screen.
• Android and Windows apps. It still runs in the browser too, but it is now on Google Play and the Microsoft Store. On iPhone and iPad it installs from Safari as a PWA.
• Built-in cloud sync. When you use an account, your patterns sync between devices inside OFA Beads itself. You can start a pattern on your phone, continue it later on a desktop, and open it again on another device without emailing files to yourself, exporting/importing manually, or setting up a separate sync service.

The rest of the editor has 700+ Miyuki Delica colors, palette tools, bead counts, undo, masking for custom grid shapes, and saved palettes.

I am still actively adding things. I would genuinely like to hear from people who do peyote or freeform work: are there tools you would expect from a bead pattern designer that are still missing?

Links:

• Website: https://ofabeads.com
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ofabeads.twa&pcampaignid=web_share
• Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pdvx00nm379