Obsidian Clipper

A small chrome plugin that let's you easily clip things to Obsidian

Obsidian Clipper is a handy Chrome extension designed to simplify your note-taking workflow by enabling quick clipping of web content directly to your Obsidian notes. Whether you want to capture plain text or prefer preserving markdown formatting, this tool offers flexibility to suit your needs. It's an unofficial, lightweight plugin that smoothly integrates with Chrome, allowing you to select and save information instantly without disrupting your browsing experience.

Ideal for researchers, students, and anyone managing large volumes of information, Obsidian Clipper streamlines data collection from the web into your Obsidian vault. Enhance your productivity by easily organizing and referencing clipped content in your markdown-based knowledge base.

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By:: Joost Plattel
Users:: 10,000+
Rating:: 3.54
(35)
Version:: 0.5.0 (Last updated: 2022-08-17)
Creation date:: 2020-11-06
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: activeTab
clipboardWrite
storage
scripting
Host permissions:: https://jplattel.github.io/obsidian-clipper/clip.html
Size:: 316.42K
Email:: js*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 16 hours ago

Ranking

# 7,971 ▲ 160

Other rankings

#22487 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 3

Other platforms

Obsidian Clipper (v0.3.6)

85 3.64

(11)

User reviews

The Obsidian Clipper extension is appreciated for its customization and ability to quickly save web content into Obsidian notes. Users find it useful across several browsers after proper setup. However, widespread issues include inconsistent functionality on different systems, difficulties clipping images, failures with large content, and occasional glitches like unwanted tab flickering. Multiple users request better handling of templates to avoid duplication. Despite these challenges, those who manage to configure it well find it a helpful tool for integrating web content into their note-taking workflow.

Pros

Allows quick and easy clipping of web content into Obsidian notes.
Customizable templates and formatting options for clipping.
Works well on various browsers including Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi when properly configured.
Helpful for users who manage notes and want integration with Obsidian.
Provides test functionality to verify clipping setup.

Cons

Inconsistent functionality across different platforms and browsers; often does not work as expected.
Issues with clipping images properly; image placeholders appear without actual images.
Clipping long or large content sometimes fails with errors like 'url too long'.
Some users experience UI issues like tabs flashing open and closing without clipping occurring.
Duplicated frontmatter and formatting issues when adding multiple clippings to the same note.

Recent reviews

Doesn't work

Vinod K Subramani, 2024-12-09

Test succeeds but doesn't work on any sites.

Jack Levy, 2024-11-14

Единственное расширение, где можно быстро настроить клиппер в одну конкретную заметку!

Henri Valois, 2024-10-29

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Obsidian Clipper requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood

Obsidian Clipper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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