grasp

grasp

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

What is grasp?
"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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Stats
Users: 364 ▲ 7
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: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • notifications
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • http://localhost/capture
  • https://localhost/capture
Size: 83.25K
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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 Jay Jhang, 2024-01-10

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

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

grasp may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

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

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