Obsidian Web

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 Chrome extension tailored for users of the Obsidian note-taking application. It functions as a powerful web clipper, allowing for easy saving of web content into notes with customizable templates. The extension includes advanced features such as note recall to avoid duplication, integration with periodic notes, and alerting users to existing notes on visited webpages. It empowers Obsidian users to seamlessly incorporate their web research into their note management workflow.
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Stats
Users: 20,000+
Version: 3.3.4 (Last updated: 2024-04-02)
Creation date: 2022-02-09
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 663.55K
URLs: Website
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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:

  1. Install this extension from the Chrome Web Store
  2. Install & enable the "Local REST API" plugin from the Community Plugins section in Obsidian.
  3. 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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User reviews
User reviews summary
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
  • 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
Recent reviews
Just get a black box, but promising
by Rob Gray Rob Gray, 2024-04-17

It is a wonderfully reliable and a powerful asset! 10/10 It is so good, in fact, that I truly fear development may one day cease I am so attached to it! For the novice computer-user it may be a little clunky and involved to setup if you are impatient, however the documentation makes it easy. Just take it slow, do what it says exactly, and it will be a speedy install, and well worth your time. The app exceeds expectation. Obsidian Web takes the vanilla Obsidian.md far-ahead of many commercially available options, and a vital part of my workflow. Thank you dev.
by D. Vogt D. Vogt, 2024-04-14

One of the best and most customisable web clipper for Obsidian
by Sergey Sergey, 2024-01-17
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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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