Obsidian Web Clipper templates

This is a community collection of templates for the official Obsidian Web Clipper extension. We are still under construction.

Helpful resources

• What is Obsidian Clipper? Read about it here.
• Come chat about Obsidian Web Clipper in the #obsidian-clipper channel on the Obsidian Discord.
• Have an issue with Obsidian Web Clipper? Report it at the Obsidian Web Clipper GitHub.

Quick start

1. Install the Obsidian Web Clipper extension (Chrome/Firefox/Safari).
2. In the extension, open Templates → “New Template”.
3. Copy JSON from this repo’s templates/ and paste into your template.
4. Visit a matching site (per the template’s “triggers”), then clip using that template.

Tip: Validate your JSON before saving:

• Windows (PowerShell):

Get-Content -Raw .\templates\<file>.json | ConvertFrom-Json > $null

Template catalog (examples)

• templates/medium-concise-summary-clipper.json
  Medium articles → concise summary + key points

• templates/github-releases-clipper.json
  GitHub Releases markdown body

• templates/youtube-with-transcript-clipper.json
  YouTube with transcript extraction

See all templates in templates/.

Template schema (at a glance)

Templates here use this structure:

{
  "schemaVersion": "0.1.0",
  "name": "Example",
  "behavior": "create",
  "noteNameFormat": "{{published|date:\"YYYY-MM-DD\"}} EXAMPLE {{title|safe_name}}",
  "path": "webclips",
  "context": "{{selectorHtml:article|markdown|slice:0,8000|trim}}",
  "properties": [{ "name": "Source", "value": "{{url}}", "type": "text" }],
  "triggers": ["https://example.com", "schema:@Article"],
  "noteContentFormat": "# {{title}}\n\n{{context}}"
}

Conventions:

• Use selectorHtml:article with sensible fallbacks (e.g., main, .pw-post-body) and cleanup filters (remove media tags, collapse >2 newlines, strip code fences).
• Include both hostname regex and schema:@Article in triggers where possible.
• Keep noteNameFormat predictable and path organized by source.

Contributing

We welcome new templates and improvements. Read CONTRIBUTING.md.

PR checklist:

• Valid JSON (lint/validate)
• Accurate triggers, robust selectors
• Reasonable noteNameFormat and path
• Tested on 2+ example pages
• Add notes if special behaviors or caveats apply

Troubleshooting

• Content missing or “insufficient context”?
  The site DOM may differ. Update selectorHtml fallbacks and cleanup filters.
• Site updated and template broke?
  Open an issue with URL + expected output and we’ll adjust selectors.

Folder structure

• templates/ — JSON templates (primary)
• Template-guides/ — How-to guides for specific sites/templates
• Clipper-guides/ — General clipper walkthroughs
• Resources/ — Reference docs (selectors, clipper docs)
• Images/ — Screenshots for guides

License

See LICENSE.