Obsidian Web

Connect your browser with your notes in Obsidian. Obsidian Web is a customizable web clipper for Obsidian with advanced features.

What is Obsidian Web?

"Obsidian Web" is a powerful Chrome extension that integrates your web browsing with Obsidian, allowing for seamless content clipping, note recall, and periodic notes management. With features like customizable templates and automatic reminders, it enhances productivity by ensuring you can easily manage and reference your notes. Install it today to streamline your workflow and maximize your note-taking efficiency.

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By: https://coddingtonbear.net

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Users: 20,000+

Rating: 4.15 (65)

Version: 3.5.0 (Last updated: 2024-08-17)

Creation date: 2022-02-09

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting

Size: 656.38K

Email: *****@adamcoddington.net

URLs: Website

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Extension summary

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This is a Chrome extension for Obsidian* that allows you to more tightly integrate your browser with your notes in Obsidian. Obsidian Web makes clipping content from the web into your notes seamless, but that's just the basic part -- it also has advanced features that help you to find out when you already have notes before you take the time to add them again, and to remind you about what your thoughts were last time you were there.

Features:

Templates: Configure how your content will appear in your notes by editing simple templates. Want to add information that isn't the page title, URL, or the text you've selected? You can change the content you are about to send to your notes on a case-by-case basis by clicking on the "Entry Details" dropdown from the pop-up menu.
Note Recall: Have you been to this page before? Maybe you already have notes about it? Obsidian Web can search your notes to see if you've mentioned this page before, and if so, let you open that note in Obsidian or update it with new content.
Periodic Notes: Want to append or patch your daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly notes? This gives you an "Append to current daily note" option out-of-the-box, but maybe you want to use a different interval or insert your content in a specific section of your daily note? Just modify the template and you can. Note that this requires the Obsidian Periodic Notes plugin: https://obsidian.md/plugins?id=periodic-notes

To get started:

Install this extension from the Chrome Web Store
Install & enable the "Local REST API" plugin from the Community Plugins section in Obsidian.
Click on the "Obsidian Web" icon in your toolbar and follow the instructions.

To report a bug or suggest a feature, go to: https://github.com/coddingtonbear/obsidian-web/discussions

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Well-made and powerful plugin for capturing web content.
Customization options are greatly appreciated by users, especially for saving notes.
The documentation for setup is generally considered good and helpful.

Cons

Frequent connectivity issues and errors when trying to clip content.
Requires a security certificate which can complicate setup for some users.
Inconsistent performance across different browsers, particularly with Arc and Chrome.

Most mentioned

Setup can be complicated, particularly with API keys and certificates.
Users have experienced issues with the plugin not working after browser restarts.
The plugin is more suited for power users compared to casual users.

Recent reviews

For those saying that it DOESN'T work with Arc browser-you're WRONG and it does work. Follow the steps in the setup but make sure to do the final few TWICE and trust me it works like a charm. I used instructions found by another reviewer on here and am very happy with it

Mitch Ribeiro, 2024-10-20

Can tell this is a well-made plugin but unfortunately it doesn't work with Arc browser... I got the Local REST plugin, figured out the cert (I'm on a Mac), even changed shortcut to launch this extension, but pressing the button doesn't seem to do anything... Arc as a browser does some weird stuff with plugins, I bet this is another instance of that