# Joplin Web Clipper

> Capture and save web pages and screenshots from your browser to Joplin. The Joplin application is required to get this extension working - https://joplinapp.org

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/joplin-web-clipper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/joplin-web-clipper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `joplin-web-clipper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Laurent
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 13,248
- **Weekly downloads:** 209
- **Rating:** 4.73 / 5 (162 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.11.2
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-11
- **First published:** 2018-05-26
- **Size:** 285 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/joplin-web-clipper/)
- **Website:** [https://joplinapp.org](https://joplinapp.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/joplin-web-clipper/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/joplin-web-clipper/privacy/)

## Description

The Joplin Web Clipper extension enables seamless capturing and saving of web pages and screenshots directly from your browser to the Joplin note-taking application. It requires the Joplin desktop or mobile app to function properly, ensuring your content is securely synchronized with your notes. Data transferred is sent only to your locally running Joplin app; no third-party access or sharing occurs, protecting your privacy.

Ideal for users who rely on Joplin for organizing notes, research, and clippings, this extension streamlines web content collection for offline access and note management. Visit [joplinapp.org](https://joplinapp.org) to download the required application and experience efficient web clipping with robust privacy safeguards.

## Rankings

- #650 — Overall
- #85 — Other extensions
- #13 — ad skipper
- #24 — web
- #47 — web3
- #53 — application

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `http://*/`
- `https://*/`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users praise the clipper’s reliability and usefulness and generally appreciate the developers. The most-mentioned complaints are usability friction, lack of context‑menu/keyboard shortcuts, and poor keyboard-only tag/workflow support, which sometimes leads people to copy‑paste instead of using the extension.

### Pros

- Reliable clipping — consistently captures web content into Joplin.
- Generally useful and effective — users report it “does the job” and use it for years.
- Positive reception — users thank the developers and compare it favorably to other Joplin clients.

### Cons

- Usability friction — several users find the clipping workflow cumbersome or a hassle.
- Limited shortcut/context-menu support — users want a context‑menu option and keyboard shortcuts.
- Keyboard-centric operations are weak — adding multiple tags or keyboard-only actions is cumbersome.

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