Capture. Normalize. Sync.
Quick Obsidian Clipper writes clean Markdown to your Downloads folder. No cloud account, no API keys, no content leaving your browser.
Version 2.4.16 · Chrome Web Store review pending · manual install is available today.
The clip lands as a Markdown file first. Your folder sync or a manual move brings it into Obsidian.
Use the Chrome Web Store when review completes, or load the repository folder unpacked in Chrome, Brave, Arc or Edge.
Download or clone the repository, open the extensions page, enable Developer mode and select the project root.
Keep Obsidian-Clips or set a relative path below Downloads. Browser extensions cannot write to arbitrary absolute paths.
The Options page shows whether the folder was detected after your first clip.
Clip with one click or a shortcut. Then let your folder sync move the file into your vault, or move it yourself.
X bookmark IDs stay valid even after the generated files move inside the vault.
One small extension covers capture, cleanup, history and recurring X bookmarks without a hosted service.
Clip the active page with the toolbar icon, Cmd+Shift+S or Ctrl+Shift+S.
Press Cmd+Shift+C to save only the selected quote, snippet or section.
Send every valid tab in a window through one controlled clipping pass.
Normalize tracking parameters and warn before saving the same URL again.
Special handling keeps YouTube, X posts, Perplexity results and Medium articles readable.
Turn bookmarked X posts into individual Markdown files on your schedule.
The options view keeps storage, health metrics and X bookmark controls in one place.
Each stage stays inspectable: the source URL, the generated Markdown and the final location in your vault.
Open any normal HTTP or HTTPS page. Internal browser pages are blocked by explicit URL guards.
https://example.com/research-article
YAML frontmatter captures title, source, date, tags, word count and reading time.
title: "Research Article"
url: "https://example.com/research-article"
type: article
tags:
- clipping/web
Use iCloud, Dropbox, Syncthing or another local process to deliver the file to your chosen vault folder.
Downloads/Obsidian-Clips/ → Vault/Clippings/
Page extraction happens in your browser. The result is written through the download system. There is no analytics layer and no developer-side copy of your clips.
No. Extraction and Markdown creation happen locally. The browser download API writes the finished file to disk.
They go below your browser's Downloads directory, by default in Obsidian-Clips. The Options page includes a one-click action to reveal that folder.
When enabled, it checks your logged-in X bookmarks on the selected interval. Already-synced post IDs are stored locally so moved files are not synced twice.
Yes. Manual unpacked installation works in Chromium browsers that support Manifest V3 extensions.
Use the store version for normal updates. Use unpacked install while review is still pending.
The submitted package uses Manifest V3, explicit permission justifications and automatic publication after approval.
chromewebstore.google.com/detail/cjhbghekkonbpcibkbogbcemepolpnnl Pending review Open store listingClone the repository, enable Developer mode in your Chromium browser and load the project root.
github.com/MediaPublishing/quick-obsidian-clipper#installation Version 2.4.16 Installation guidegithub.com/MediaPublishing/quick-obsidian-clipper