Obsidian Clipper

A small chrome plugin that let's you easily clip things to Obsidian
What is Obsidian Clipper?
"Obsidian Clipper" is an unofficial Chrome extension that simplifies clipping online sections to Obsidian notes. It offers direct content transfer with optional markdown format support. With Obsidian Clipper, researching and note-making have never been easier.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Version: 0.5.0 (Last updated: 2022-08-17)
Creation date: 2020-11-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardWrite
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://jplattel.github.io/obsidian-clipper/clip.html
Size: 316.42K

Other platforms

Obsidian Clipper (v0.3.6)
3.33 (9) 113
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This is an unofficial clipper for Obsidian that allows you to easily clip a selection to a note in Obsidian. Clip a selection in Chrome with or without markdown support to Obsidian.

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Easy to set up and use once configured correctly.
  • Works well on multiple platforms including Mac OS and Ubuntu.
  • Can clip directly to Obsidian without needing additional plugins.
Cons
  • Often does not work as intended across different browsers (e.g., Brave, Opera, Chrome on Kubuntu).
  • Clippings can mess up formatting when adding multiple clippings to the same note.
  • The extension may not support certain content types, like YouTube comments.
Most mentioned
  • Initial setup is problematic for many users.
  • Requires configuration to work reliably.
  • May have issues with clippings not adding as expected.
Recent reviews
Test succeeds but doesn't work on any sites.
by Jack Levy, 2024-11-14

Единственное расширение, где можно быстро настроить клиппер в одну конкретную заметку!
by Henri Valois, 2024-10-29

dont work
by 2s1234m, 2024-10-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Obsidian Clipper requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

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

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