Web Clipper to HackMD

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 9, 2026
  description

  Web Clipper to HackMD is a powerful Chrome extension that allows you to extract web content and save it directly to your HackMD workspace with automatic article extraction.
  
  ✨ Key Features:
  
  • Smart Content Extraction
    - Uses Mozilla Readability engine (same as Firefox Reader View) for accurate article extraction
    - Automatically filters out navigation menus, ads, and low-quality content
    - Supports multiple fallback methods for maximum compatibility
  
  • Custom Area Selection
    - Manually select specific areas of a webpage to extract
    - Perfect for custom layouts or when you need precise control
  
  • Markdown Conversion
    - Converts HTML content to clean, structured Markdown format
    - Preserves formatting, headings, and links
    - Includes source information and metadata
  
  • Team Workspace Support
    - Save to personal workspace or team workspaces
    - Automatically detects available teams
    - Easy workspace switching
  
  • Privacy First
    - All processing happens locally in your browser
    - API token stored securely in browser storage
    - Only final content is sent to HackMD API
  
  • Floating Popup Interface
    - Non-intrusive floating popup design
    - Drag and drop to reposition
    - Preview content before saving
  
  📋 Supported Content Types:
  - Blog posts and articles
  - News articles
  - LinkedIn posts
  - Email content (Gmail, Outlook Web)
  - Medium articles
  - Technical documentation
  - Wikipedia entries
  - Academic papers
  - Twitter/X posts and threads
  - Reddit posts and comments
  - GitHub Issues and Pull Requests
  - AI conversations (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)
  
  🚀 How to Use:
  
  1. Install the extension and configure your HackMD API token in settings
  2. Navigate to any webpage with content you want to save
  3. Click the extension icon
  4. Review the automatically extracted content in the popup
  5. Select your target workspace (personal or team)
  6. Click "Save to HackMD" to create a new note
  7. Open the note directly from the extension
  
  🔒 Privacy & Security:
  - Your API token is stored locally in your browser
  - All content extraction happens on your device
  - Only the final Markdown content is sent to HackMD
  - No tracking, no analytics, no data collection
  
  📝 Requirements:
  - HackMD account
  - HackMD API token (available in Settings > API)
  
  For support, bug reports, or feature requests, please visit our GitHub repository.

  Extract web content and save it directly to HackMD with automatic article extraction
  
  Web Clipper to HackMD is a powerful Chrome extension that allows you to extract web content and save it directly to your HackMD workspace with automatic article extraction.
  
  ✨ Key Features:
  
  • Smart Content Extraction
    - Automatically filters out navigation menus, ads, and low-quality content
  
  • Custom Area Selection
    - Manually select specific areas of a webpage to extract
    - Perfect for custom layouts or when you need precise control
  
  • Team Workspace Support
    - Save to personal workspace or team workspaces
    - Easy workspace switching
  
  • Privacy First
    - All processing happens locally in your browser
    - API token stored securely in browser storage
    - Only final content is sent to HackMD API
  
  🚀 How to Use:
  1. Install the extension and configure your HackMD API token in settings
  2. Navigate to any webpage with content you want to save
  3. Click the extension icon
  4. Review the automatically extracted content in the popup
  5. Select your target workspace (personal or team)
  6. Click "Save to HackMD" to create a new note
  7. Open the note directly from the extension
  
  📝 Requirements:
  - HackMD account
  - HackMD API token (available in Settings > API)

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabscriptingstorage

Host access

https://api.hackmd.io/*

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