ClipDesk

Tracking since May 23, 2026.

Changelog

• May 29, 2026
  description

  ClipDesk is a local-first Chrome side panel extension for saving clean research clips from webpages and PDFs.
  
  Open ClipDesk from the toolbar, review the captured page or PDF, add notes and tags, then save the clip to your local library. Saved clips can be searched, reopened, copied as Markdown, or downloaded as Markdown files.
  
  ClipDesk supports selection capture, full-page article capture, metadata-only fallback, and text-based PDF import. Scanned PDFs gracefully fall back when OCR is not available.
  
  Your saved clips, notes, tags, settings, and PDF import metadata stay in your browser-managed local storage. ClipDesk does not include remote analytics, ad tech, or a server account.

  ClipDesk is a local-first research clipping extension for saving webpages, PDFs, notes, tags, and source metadata in one private workspace.
  
  Version 0.6.0 is a major workflow upgrade from 0.2.0.
  
  ClipDesk has expanded beyond PDF import into a fuller research system: capture useful source material, organize your library, speed up clipping, manage local data, and export your work into the tools you already use.
  
  What’s new since 0.2.0:
  • Improved PDF handling and clearer import states
  • Better local research library organization
  • Bulk clip actions and bulk export workflows
  • Faster capture workflows with context menu and shortcut support
  • Settings and onboarding improvements
  • Local backup, export, import, reset, and diagnostic controls
  • Bulk Markdown export
  • JSON backup/export
  • Obsidian-friendly Markdown formatting
  • Notion-style copy-ready export blocks
  • Custom Markdown templates with frontmatter options
  • Cleaner citation and source formatting
  
  Core features:
  • Capture selected text, webpages, PDF text, notes, tags, and source metadata
  • Save clips in a local-first research library
  • Search and reopen saved clips
  • Organize clips for research, writing, studying, analysis, and building
  • Export individual clips or groups of clips as Markdown
  • Back up your ClipDesk library as JSON
  • Use Markdown output designed for common notes and knowledge-management workflows
  • Keep your research portable without locking it inside the extension
  
  Privacy-first by design:
  ClipDesk stores saved research data locally in your browser. The core product does not require an account, does not require cloud sync, and does not upload your private research library by default.
  
  ClipDesk is built for students, researchers, writers, analysts, builders, and anyone who collects source-backed information while browsing.

• May 29, 2026
  permissions

  activeTab, scripting, storage, sidePanel

  activeTab, contextMenus, scripting, storage, sidePanel

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabcontextMenusscriptingstoragesidePanel

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