# Obsidian Web Clipper

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Obsidian Web Clipper and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Saves web pages into your Obsidian vault to keep for later, and its reader mode works on ChatGPT transcripts. Critics say it often misses content.

## Why people recommend it

- Saves pages straight into Obsidian vault (3 comments): "I've found it to be very helpful with keeping details of the random web pages I visit and want to remember." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47906730)) "I use https://obsidian.md/clipper to download them straight into my vault." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019709)) "I solved it with Obsidian Web Clipper" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49793643))
- Reliable for most pages (2 comments): "Works 95% if the time, which is more than enough for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49797415)) "I solved it with Obsidian Web Clipper" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49793643))
- Handles badly designed sites (2 comments): "As most sites will have horrible CSS for printing, as it's not a big priority usually" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50255207)) "For terrible sites, I use https://obsidian.md/clipper" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50257223))
- Mature, well-made product (2 comments): "Obsidian Web Clipper is a separate tool we made that has matured into a great product." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48461099)) "Trust me, you'll love it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49587327))

## What people warn about

- Misses content, shows only part of pages (2 comments): "it only shows 1 page of it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014175)) "Most of the content is missing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48114948))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Unhook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unhook.md): 48 recommend
- [SingleFile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/singlefile.md): 34 recommend
- [Vimium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vimium.md): 29 recommend
- [Sidebery](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sidebery.md): 27 recommend
- [Redirector Firefox extension](https://hackerapproved.com/p/redirector-browser-extension.md): 24 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Obsidian Web Clipper", https://hackerapproved.com/p/obsidian-web-clipper/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).