# Universal Web Clipper

> Clip anything to anywhere.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/universal-web-clipper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/universal-web-clipper)

## Overview

- **ID:** `universal-web-clipper`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DiamondYuan
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 623
- **Weekly downloads:** 5
- **Rating:** 4.29 / 5 (35 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.42.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-21
- **First published:** 2019-08-19
- **Size:** 1.59 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/universal-web-clipper/)
- **Website:** [https://clipper.website](https://clipper.website/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/universal-web-clipper/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/universal-web-clipper/privacy/)

## Description

Universal Web Clipper is a powerful open source Chrome extension designed to help users effortlessly save web content to multiple platforms including Notion, GitHub, Yuque, and Youdao. Whether you want to bookmark, capture full pages, create QR codes, manually select content, take screenshots, or save readable articles, this versatile tool supports it all.

Its plugin architecture allows easy development and integration of new platforms and clipping methods, making it highly extensible and customizable. Perfect for anyone looking to streamline web content collection across various services, Universal Web Clipper provides a seamless and efficient web clipping experience backed by an open source community.

## Rankings

- #4,359 — Overall
- #44 — ad skipper
- #95 — sale
- #101 — university
- #118 — web
- #170 — give

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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## Review summary

Users appreciate Universal Web Clipper as a strong alternative to the OneNote web clipper, praising its clipping capabilities and integration with external services like GitHub and Imgur. Common complaints include broken OneNote account integration, difficulty setting up repositories for saving clips, the need for updates and proper extension signing, and the absence of keyboard shortcuts. Overall, it is seen as effective but requires improvements in usability and compatibility.

### Pros

- Serves as a great alternative to the discontinued OneNote web clipper.
- Ability to save articles and images to external repositories like GitHub and Imgur.
- Better and more reliable than the official clipper for some users.
- Effective at clipping webpages including those that other clippers fail to save, without redundant content.

### Cons

- Currently unable to log into or link OneNote accounts, limiting functionality for OneNote users.
- Lack of user-friendly guidance or help, especially regarding repository setup needed to save clips.
- Extension needs updates and signing issues prevent installation of the latest version.
- Lacks keyboard shortcut support, making frequent clipping less convenient.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/universal-web-clipper)