obsidianmd/obsidian-clipper
Highlight and capture the web in your favorite browser. The official Web Clipper extension for Obsidian. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
83/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 82
- Longevity 52
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 2
- age_days: 734
- days_rel: 42
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 68
Adoption not part of the score
5092 stars · 697 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Obsidian Web Clipper is the official browser extension for Obsidian that lets users highlight web pages and capture content as durable Markdown files saved to their vault. It supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, with customizable templates, variables, and filters for how pages are saved.
Use cases
- save web articles to obsidian as markdown
- highlight text on web pages and save highlights
- clip recipes and academic papers into my notes vault
- capture web pages for offline reading
- create custom templates for saving specific websites
- export web content to markdown files
When to choose
- you use Obsidian and want to save web content into your vault
- you want durable, portable Markdown files instead of proprietary clipper formats
- you need highlighting and template-based capture across multiple browsers
- you value offline access and long-term data ownership
When to avoid
- you don't use Obsidian or a Markdown-based note system
- you need full-page archiving with screenshots and exact layout preservation
- you want team-based web clipping with shared collections
Facets
plugin · maturity active
web-scraping markdown parser browser-extension developer-tools web-development files documentation browser-extension browser cross-platform obsidian web-clipper note-taking highlighting chrome-extension firefox-addon safari-extension markdown-export knowledge-management
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-clipper · fetched 2026-08-28 · d5a6c405352d
- homepage: https://obsidian.md/clipper · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2a5feac8d7f0
- site_page: https://obsidian.md/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0750e83b1301
- site_page: https://obsidian.md/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · cc5bf181c4bf
- site_page: https://obsidian.md/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · a0c6d9bbac25
- site_page: https://obsidian.md/help/web-clipper · fetched 2026-08-29 · ae4056eb7b64
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| obsidianmd/obsidian-clipper | main | 83 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="obsidianmd/obsidian-clipper")
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