MaoXian web clipper Firefox

MaoXian web clipper

By: Mika
Clip information from web page to your local machine to avoid information invalidation. Save as HTML or Markdown, Pictures or styles will also be saved. free and respect your privacy.

Features & Capabilities

MaoXian Web Clipper is a powerful and privacy-respecting Chrome extension designed for clipping and saving web content directly to your local machine. It supports saving web pages as HTML or Markdown files along with all associated resources such as images, stylesheets, and fonts, enabling offline browsing and easy synchronization with any file storage service.

Users can select specific content areas to clip, organize saved clippings by category and tags, and manage clipping history with search functionality. MaoXian prioritizes user privacy by not requiring registration and not collecting any data. The extension is open-source, provides flexible save path configurations, and features an Assistant tool to help prepare web pages for clipping by handling issues like lazy loading or unwanted content removal.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Mika
Firefox Add-ons Store
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/maoxian-web-clipper/
Website:
https://github.com/mika-cn/maoxian-web-clipper/issues

Permission Change History

2023-06-04: Version 0.4.23 → 0.4.24
Remove Permissions: nativeMessaging
Add Optional permissions: nativeMessaging

User Reviews

Users widely praise MaoXian web clipper as a very useful tool, especially for saving content as Markdown and for note-taking workflows (e.g., Obsidian). Its clipping is flexible and supports one‑click saving. Recurring drawbacks are a learning curve and setup complexity, plus occasional clipping reliability issues (image saving problems or runtime errors). Some want features like PDF export and easier access to settings. Overall, it’s a strong tool with room for UI tweaks and bug fixes.
Pros
  • Very useful and well‑received clipping tool.
  • Strong Markdown export/save support (local Markdown or HTML).
  • Flexible clipping with area selection and one‑click save.
  • Great fit for note-taking workflows (e.g., Obsidian) and local file organization.
  • Privacy‑respecting design noted by users.
Cons
  • Setup and learning curve can be steep; users find the settings interface non‑intuitive at first.
  • Clipping can be unreliable at times, with images not saving or runtime errors.
Recent reviews
by sp*****, 2026-04-03

你好,这个软件非常好用,但是我打开历史选择一个快照时,他首先显示的是他的详细信息,我需要点击一个点击就能直接打开的按钮或者点击就能直接打开,如果有能实现的方法也希望能告诉我。
by GN*****, 2026-03-28

by 鼎针*****, 2025-12-06
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Is MaoXian web clipper Safe?

Risk impact
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MaoXian web clipper requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

MaoXian web clipper is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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