MarkSnip - Markdown Web Clipper

Smart Article Extraction • Code Blocks • Math & LaTeX • Tables • Themes & Dark Mode • Local Library • Obsidian Integration • Batch Export • Site Rules • AI Agent Bridge ✚ More

# MarkSnip — Markdown Web Clipper

Save any webpage as clean, formatted Markdown with one click. MarkSnip lets you copy or download Markdown from any tab — perfect for Obsidian, Notion, AI agents, LLM workflows, coding assistants, 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 without the usual cleanup. Clip a full page, selected text, or multiple tabs, then copy, download, preview, or send it where you need it.

## Clipping & Conversion

✔ One-click full page or selection clipping
✔ Smart article extraction powered by Mozilla's Readability.js
✔ Accurate HTML-to-Markdown conversion via Turndown with GFM support
✔ Code blocks preserved with auto-detected language tags
✔ Math & LaTeX support — MathJax and KaTeX equations converted cleanly
✔ Pretty-printed, aligned Markdown tables
✔ Multiple export formats: Markdown, Plain Text, or HTML
✔ Hashtag handling — keep, remove, or escape for Markdown compatibility

## Editing & Preview (Built-in Markdown Viewer)

✔ Built-in CodeMirror editor with syntax highlighting in the popup
✔ Live rendered Markdown preview before you copy or download
✔ Word, character, token, and reading-time stats at a glance
✔ Edit titles, toggle front matter, and toggle image downloads inline

## Themes & Appearance

✔ Light, Dark, and System themes
✔ Special themes: Claude, Perplexity, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10
✔ Five accent colors: Sage, Ocean, Slate, Rose, Amber
✔ 10+ editor themes including Dracula, Monokai, Nord, Material, and more
✔ Compact mode for a smaller popup footprint

## Local Library

✔ Save clips to in-browser storage — no external account needed
✔ Search and filter your saved clips instantly
✔ Export your entire library as a ZIP of .md files
✔ Auto-save on popup open or save manually
✔ Configurable retention to keep your library lean

## Site-Specific Rules

✔ Create URL-pattern rules that override any setting per site
✔ Custom front matter, back matter, image style, download folder, and more per rule
✔ Enable or disable rules individually
✔ Visual indicators in the popup when a rule is active

## Image Handling

✔ Download images alongside your Markdown files
✔ Multiple image styles: standard, base64-embedded, Obsidian wiki-links, or stripped
✔ Custom folder prefixes and flexible naming options

## Templates

✔ Add YAML front matter and back matter to every clip automatically
✔ Template variables: {pageTitle}, {pageURL}, {byline}, {excerpt}, {date:FORMAT}, and more
✔ Variable transforms: :kebab, :snake, :camel, :pascal
✔ Quick toggle to include or exclude templates per clip

## Batch Export & Link Picker

✔ Download multiple tabs or a pasted URL list as Markdown files
✔ Visual link picker — select specific links from any page for batch processing
✔ Save as a ZIP archive or individual files
✔ Real-time progress tracking with cancellation support

## Obsidian Integration

✔ Send clips directly to your Obsidian vault via the Advanced URI plugin
✔ Configure target vault and folder
✔ Automatic Obsidian-style image formatting
✔ Context menu and keyboard shortcut access

## Keyboard Shortcuts

✚ 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
✚ All shortcuts are customizable through your browser's settings

## Context Menu

✔ Right-click any page, selection, link, or image for quick Markdown actions
✔ Download or copy selections, tabs, or all open tabs
✔ Copy any link or image as Markdown
✔ Send to Obsidian directly from the menu

## Agent Bridge

MarkSnip includes an optional Agent Bridge CLI for local AI and automation workflows. A user-installed companion app (Windows, macOS, or Linux) lets local tools read Markdown from the active tab directly — no manual download step.

✔ Local-only — communication stays on your machine
✔ Opt-in — disabled unless you enable it
✔ Fresh or edited output — tools can request a live capture or reuse your popup-edited Markdown
✔ Connection status tracking with auto-reconnect

Ideal for AI coding agents, LLM pipelines, and automation scripts. Feed clean documentation into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM directly from your browser.

## Perfect For

✔ Developers — Save API docs, GitHub READMEs, and Stack Overflow answers with code intact
✔ AI & Coding Agents — Use MarkSnip as your AI context downloader for LLM workflows
✔ Researchers — Archive articles, papers, and tables with structure preserved
✔ Students — Build study guides from course materials and online resources
✔ Writers — Collect and organize reference material
✔ Knowledge Workers — Send clean content into Obsidian or any PKM system
✔ Data Analysts — Preserve schemas, SQL references, and table formatting

## Settings & Customization

✔ Fine-tune Markdown output: heading style, list markers, link style, code fences, emphasis, and more
✔ Import and export all settings as JSON
✔ Reset to defaults with one click
✔ Built-in searchable user guide

## Privacy

All clipping and conversion happens locally in your browser. MarkSnip never sends your page content to external servers — copies go to your clipboard, downloads save to your device, Obsidian integration uses a local URI scheme, and the optional Agent Bridge runs entirely on your machine.

## Open Source

MarkSnip is open source and forked from the excellent MarkDownload by deathau, updated for Manifest V3 with additional features and workflow improvements. Libraries used include Readability.js, Turndown, highlight.js, and CodeMirror.

Source: https://github.com/DhruvParikh1/markdownload-extension-updated
Issues & feedback: https://github.com/DhruvParikh1/markdownload-extension-updated/issues