Bookmarking basics
What is a web clipper and how does it work?
A web clipper is a browser extension that captures clean text, images, and metadata from web pages into an organized note vault.
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How Web Clippers Differ from Basic Bookmarks
A standard browser bookmark only saves the page URL and title. If the website edits or deletes the page, the content is lost. A web clipper extracts the actual article body, author, images, and text content directly from the DOM, creating a clean offline-friendly snapshot.
Clipping Modes: Full Page, Article, or Highlight
Modern clippers provide flexible capture options: full article view (stripping sidebars and ads), selected quote highlights, or raw bookmarks. In Marqly, the extension lets you highlight passages in 6 colors and assign tags in a single click.
