Introduction to Obsidian Web Clipper

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  - Web Clipper
  - Extending Obsidian/Obsidian Web Clipper
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  - list-cards
  - list-cards-mobile-full
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Obsidian Web Clipper is a free browser extension that lets you highlight pages and save web content to your vault.

Install Web Clipper

Get the Obsidian Web Clipper extension from the official directory for your browser:

• Chrome Web Store
  • For Chrome, Brave, Arc, Orion, and other Chromium-based browsers.
• Firefox Add-Ons
  • For Firefox and Firefox Mobile.
• Safari Extensions
  • For macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.
• Edge Add-Ons
  • For Microsoft Edge.

How to use Web Clipper

• Clip web pages
  • Get started and learn how to save content from pages.
• Highlighter
  • Highlight important passages and select elements you want to save.
• Reader
  • Read web pages in a clean, distraction-free view.
• Interpreter
  • Use natural language prompts to capture and modify data on a page.
• Troubleshooting
  • Resolve common issues with Web Clipper.
• Templates
  • Create custom templates for specific websites.
• Variables
  • Pre-populate page data in your template.
• Filters
  • Modify the output of template variables.
• Logic
  • Use conditionals, loops, and set variables in templates.

Privacy

Obsidian Web Clipper saves content locally to your Obsidian vault and follows our privacy policy. Your data is not collected, and we do not gather any usage metrics. The code is open source and auditable.