Obsidian Clipper

A small chrome plugin that let's you easily clip things to Obsidian

Obsidian Clipper is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to simplify your note-taking workflow by enabling quick clipping of web content directly into Obsidian notes. Whether you want to clip text selections with markdown formatting or plain text, this unofficial tool makes it effortless to capture and organize important information from any webpage.

By integrating seamlessly with Obsidian, it helps users efficiently gather snippets, quotes, and other useful content without leaving the browser. The plugin boosts productivity and organization for researchers, students, and knowledge workers who rely on Obsidian for personal and professional note management.

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By:
Joost Plattel
Users:
10,000
Rating:
3.50
(34)
Version:
0.5.0 Last updated: 2022-08-17
Creation date:
2020-11-06
Risk:
Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardWrite
  • storage
  • scripting
Host permissions:
  • https://jplattel.github.io/obsidian-clipper/clip.html
Size:
309.00KB
Email:
js*****@gmail.com
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:
2025-07-17

Other platforms

Obsidian Clipper (v0.3.6)
67 3.33 (9)

User reviews

The Obsidian Clipper extension is appreciated for its customization and ability to quickly save web content into Obsidian notes. Users find it useful across several browsers after proper setup. However, widespread issues include inconsistent functionality on different systems, difficulties clipping images, failures with large content, and occasional glitches like unwanted tab flickering. Multiple users request better handling of templates to avoid duplication. Despite these challenges, those who manage to configure it well find it a helpful tool for integrating web content into their note-taking workflow.
Pros
  • Allows quick and easy clipping of web content into Obsidian notes.
  • Customizable templates and formatting options for clipping.
  • Works well on various browsers including Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi when properly configured.
  • Helpful for users who manage notes and want integration with Obsidian.
  • Provides test functionality to verify clipping setup.
Cons
  • Inconsistent functionality across different platforms and browsers; often does not work as expected.
  • Issues with clipping images properly; image placeholders appear without actual images.
  • Clipping long or large content sometimes fails with errors like 'url too long'.
  • Some users experience UI issues like tabs flashing open and closing without clipping occurring.
  • Duplicated frontmatter and formatting issues when adding multiple clippings to the same note.
Recent reviews
Doesn't work
by Vi*****, 2024-12-09

Test succeeds but doesn't work on any sites.
by Ja*****, 2024-11-14

Единственное расширение, где можно быстро настроить клиппер в одну конкретную заметку!
by He*****, 2024-10-29
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Extension safety

Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Obsidian Clipper requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
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Risk likelihood
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Obsidian Clipper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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