# Obsidian Simple Read Later

> Save URLs to your Obsidian vault with a click of a button to read them later!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/obsidian-simple-read-later](https://chrome-stats.com/d/obsidian-simple-read-later)

## Overview

- **ID:** `obsidian-simple-read-later`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Andrey Goncharov
- **Category:** bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 20
- **Weekly downloads:** 3
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-07
- **First published:** 2024-05-06
- **Size:** 15 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/obsidian-simple-read-later/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/aigoncharov/obsidian-simple-read-later/issues](https://github.com/aigoncharov/obsidian-simple-read-later/issues)

## Description

Save URLs to your Obsidian vault with a click of a button to read them later!

> Requires Obsidian running in background!

Installation:
1. Install and enable Obsidian Local REST API extension.
2. Enable non-encrypted HTTP server for Obsidian Local REST API. 
3. Copy the API key
4,. When you first try to save any link, the extension is going to open its settings. Insert the API key there and click "Save".
5. Enjoy!

## Rankings

- #24,953 — Overall
- #230 — simple

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `http://127.0.0.1:27123/vault/*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: 0.1
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/obsidian-simple-read-later)