Once you install the [[Introduction to Obsidian Web Clipper|Web Clipper]] browser extension, you can access it in several ways, depending on your browser: 1. The Obsidian icon in your browser toolbar. 2. Hotkeys, to activate the extension from your keyboard. 3. Context menu, by right-clicking the web page you are visiting. To save a page to Obsidian click the **Add to Obsidian** button. ## Capture a page When you open the extension, Web Clipper extracts data from the current web page following the settings in your [[Obsidian Web Clipper/Templates|template]]. You can create your own templates, and customize the output using [[variables]] and [[filters]]. By default Web Clipper attempts to intelligently extract only the main article content, excluding other elements on the page. However, you can override this behavior in the following ways: - If a custom template is present it uses your template. - If a selection is present, it uses the selection. You can use `Ctrl/Cmd+A` to select the entire page. - If any [[Highlight web pages|highlights]] are present, it uses the highlights. ## Hotkeys Web Clipper includes keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up your workflow. To change key mappings go to **Web Clipper Settings** → **General** and follow the instructions for your browser. Mappings can be changed for all browsers except Safari which does not support editing hotkeys. | Action | macOS | Windows/Linux | | ----------------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | Open clipper | `Cmd+Shift+O` | `Ctrl+Shift+O` | | Quick clip | `Opt+Shift+O` | `Alt+Shift+O` | | Toggle highlighter mode | `Opt+Shift+H` | `Alt+Shift+H` | ## Interface functionality The Web Clipper interface is divided into four sections: 1. **Header** where you can switch templates, turn on [[Highlight web pages|highlighting]], and access settings. 2. **Properties** shows the [[Properties|metadata]] extracted from the page that will be saved as [[properties]] in Obsidian. 3. **Note content** that will be saved to Obsidian. 4. **Footer** allows you select the vault and folder, and add to Obsidian. Header functionality includes: - **Template** dropdown to switch between your saved [[Obsidian Web Clipper/Templates|templates]] added in Web Clipper settings. - **More (...)** button to display page variables you can use in templates. - **Highlighter** button to turn on [[Highlight web pages|highlighting]]. - **Cog** button to open Web Clipper settings. Footer functionality includes: - **Vault** dropdown to switch between saved vaults added in Web Clipper settings. - **Folder** field to define which folder to save to. - **Add to Obsidian** button to save data to Obsidian.