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?
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Summary
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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Pros
- Reliable and powerful asset
- Exceeds expectations in improving workflow
- Facilitates migration from other note-taking apps
- Customizable and configurable
- Creative and innovative
Cons
- Clunky and involved setup for novice users
- Issues with saving images as resources
- Requires API and setup may be complicated
- Flaky and inconsistent performance
- Lack of clear documentation and examples
Most mentioned
- Thank you dev
- API key and setup
- Doesn't work in latest version of browser
- Not capturing content properly
- Unresponsive developer
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Safety
Risk impact
Obsidian Web is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.
Risk likelihood
Obsidian Web is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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