ObsidianThe #1 Web Clipper for Obsidian

The Best Obsidian Web Clipper for PKM

Highlight text, videos, and PDFs — export to your Obsidian vault as clean markdown. Wikilinks and tags generated automatically.

Local-first. Privacy-friendly. Free forever.

Built for Obsidian Users

Most web clippers dump messy HTML into your vault. Notate creates clean, linked markdown that works with your graph view and daily notes workflow.

Everything You Need for Obsidian

Capture the web, enhance your vault

Highlight & Export to Obsidian

Select any text on a webpage and export it to your Obsidian vault as clean, linked markdown.

YouTube to Obsidian

Highlight moments in YouTube videos with exact timestamps. Perfect for video research notes.

PDF to Obsidian

Annotate PDFs in your browser and export highlights to your vault. Great for academic papers.

Auto-Generated Links

Wikilinks and tags are automatically generated. Works seamlessly with graph view.

Organized Folders

Automatic folder organization by collection, date, or source. Your vault stays clean.

Local-First & Private

Your notes stay in your vault. No cloud lock-in. True ownership of your data.

Why Choose Notate for Obsidian?

Compared to other web clippers

Feature
Notate
Others
Highlight text on webpages
Varies
YouTube video timestamps
Rare
PDF highlighting
Some
Clean markdown export
Varies
Auto wikilinks/tags
Rare
Built-in AI chat
No
Folder organization
Some
Free tier
Varies

How to Use Notate with Obsidian

1

Install & Configure

Add Notate to Chrome and set your Obsidian vault path and folder preferences.

2

Highlight Anything

Select text, video moments, or PDF sections. Add notes and tags.

3

Export to Vault

One click exports clean markdown to your vault. Ready for linking.

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