MarkSnip - Markdown Web Clipper

A web clipper to download articles in markdown format. Turndown & Readability are used as core libraries.

# MarkSnip - Markdown Web Clipper Save any webpage as clean, formatted Markdown with one click. MarkSnip is a powerful web clipper for Chrome that converts articles, documentation, code snippets, and more into well-structured Markdown files - perfect for Obsidian, Notion, LLMs, and personal knowledge bases. ## Why MarkSnip? Whether you're a developer saving API docs, a researcher collecting papers, or a student building a knowledge base, MarkSnip gives you clean Markdown every time - no manual cleanup required. ## Key Features - **One-Click Clipping**: Save full pages or selected text as `.md` files instantly - **Smart Article Extraction**: Powered by Mozilla's Readability.js for clean, distraction-free content - **Accurate HTML → Markdown**: Turndown-powered conversion handles complex pages reliably - **Code Block Preservation**: Detects and formats code fences with proper language tags - **Pretty-Printed Tables**: Converts HTML tables into clean, aligned Markdown tables - **Image Downloading**: Save images alongside your Markdown files with flexible naming options - **Obsidian Integration**: Send clips directly to your Obsidian vault via the Advanced URI plugin - **Batch Export**: Download all open tabs as separate Markdown files in one action - **Custom Templates**: Add front matter and back matter to every clip automatically - **Dark Mode**: Full dark mode support - **Context Menu**: Right-click any page, selection, link, or image for quick Markdown actions ## Perfect For - **Developers**: Save API documentation, GitHub READMEs, and Stack Overflow answers with code formatting intact — ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor - **Researchers**: Archive academic articles, papers, and data tables with structure preserved - **Students**: Build study guides from course materials, tutorials, and online resources - **Writers**: Collect reference material, save published pieces, and organize content briefs - **Knowledge Workers**: Feed clean content into Obsidian, Notion, or any PKM system - **Data Analysts**: Save data schemas, SQL references, and documentation with table formatting ## Keyboard Shortcuts | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Alt+Shift+M | Open MarkSnip popup | | Alt+Shift+D | Download page as Markdown | | Alt+Shift+C | Copy page as Markdown | | Alt+Shift+L | Copy page URL as Markdown link | ## Obsidian Integration 1. Install the [Advanced Obsidian URI](https://vinzent03.github.io/obsidian-advanced-uri/) plugin 2. Configure your vault in MarkSnip's options 3. Use "Copy to Obsidian" from the context menu or keyboard shortcut ## Powered By - [Readability.js](https://github.com/mozilla/readability) — content extraction - [Turndown](https://github.com/mixmark-io/turndown) — HTML to Markdown - [highlight.js](https://highlightjs.org/) — code language detection - [CodeMirror](https://codemirror.net/) — Markdown editor ## Open Source MarkSnip is open source (MIT license) and forked from the excellent [MarkDownload](https://github.com/deathau/markdownload/) by deathau, updated to Manifest V3 with many additional features and improvements. Source: https://github.com/DhruvParikh1/markdownload-extension-updated Issues & feedback: https://github.com/DhruvParikh1/markdownload-extension-updated/issues