Applicable Scenarios#
- One-click clipping of the full text or part of a webpage
- Automatically store clipped content in a specified folder in the Obsidian library
Prerequisites#
- Obsidian is open when in use
- Obsidian has the Advanced URI plugin installed
- The browser has the MarkDownload - Markdown Web Clipper plugin installed
Specific Method#
- Install the Advanced URI plugin in Obsidian first
- Modify the UID field in frontmatter format to a unified ctime in the plugin settings
- Open the browser in developer mode
- Install and enable the MarkDownload - Markdown Web Clipper plugin
- Check the Append front/back template to clipped text option in the plugin settings
- If there is no internationalization requirement, it is recommended to change
created: {date:YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss} (UTC {date:Z}) - Change it to
ctime: {date:YYYYMMDDHHmmss} - Check Enable Obsidian Integration
- Set the Obsidian Vault Name below it, such as my library name
Work - Set Obsidian Folder Name, such as my save folder
/1-Inputs/6-Webs, must start with a slash - If some versions of the plugin have a Collect errors option, it needs to be unchecked
- Restart the browser and Obsidian at least 3 times separately
- At the bottom of the plugin settings, click Export
- Open the exported json file with Notepad and confirm that the obsidianIntegration value is true
- Otherwise, it needs to be reset
- Open the desired webpage, select part of the text or directly right-click without selecting
- Select Send Tab to Obsidian from MarkDownload - Markdown Web Clipper
- The site will pop up for the first time trying to open Obsidian, check Always allow
- The full text of the webpage or the selected part will be downloaded to the specified folder
- Note: Do not directly click on the plugin icon in the browser toolbar, otherwise it will be saved to the directory set by the download software.