Obsidian Web: Advanced Web Clipper for Notes
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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
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- Powerful and customizable plugin for Obsidian
- Works well after proper configuration
- Excellent documentation for setup
- Integrates well with the Local REST API
- Effective for saving links and identifying existing notes
- Issues with working consistently across different browsers, especially Arc and Chrome
- Requires installation of certificates, which can be complicated for some users
- Flaky performance with connection errors and internal server issues
- User interface issues reported, particularly in version updates
- Setup can be daunting for novice users
- Configuration and setup can be tricky
- Requires API key and certificates for functionality
- Inconsistent performance and functionality
- Great for power users but may overwhelm beginners
- Effective once set up properly
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Obsidian Web does not require any sensitive permissions.
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Obsidian Web may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.
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