grasp

Reliably capture links and webpage content in a plaintext file (org-mode/markdown)

Grasp - Chrome Extension for Capturing Links and Webpage Content

"Grasp" is a Chrome extension called Grasp that enables you to capture links, webpage content, selected text, comments, and tags into a plaintext file using org-mode/markdown formatting.
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Extension stats

Users: 343
-15
Rating: 4.25
(4)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2020-02-09
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • notifications
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • http://localhost/capture
  • https://localhost/capture
Size: 83.25K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Grasp implements functionality similar to org-capture for your browser. It adds button/keybindings to capture current page title and url, possibly selected text, additional comments or tags and send it into your org-mode file.

To use it:

  1. Install the extension from the addon store and setup hotkeys if necessary
  2. Check out the extension repo at https://github.com/karlicoss/grasp and run server/setup --path /path/to/your/capture.org

You can find more recent information on Github.

User reviews

by Jay Jhang, 2024-01-10

Наверное... есть какая-то инструкция. Но не работает он. Жалуется на невключенный сервер.
by Marina Goncharova, 2023-01-16

A bit unorthodox, but works better than org-protocol currently does, on average.
by Eugene Medvedev, 2021-08-04
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Extension safety

Risk impact

grasp requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

grasp is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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