Snipext - Private Clip and Tag

Tracking since Apr 22, 2026.

Changelog

• May 9, 2026
  description

  Snipext lets you save any text from any webpage in one click. Everything is stored privately in your browser — no account, no server, no subscription required. Sync and export are entirely opt-in and use your own credentials.
  
  Built for student, teachers, researchers, engineers, developers, and anyone who values privacy.
  
  📌 Capture
  - Select text on any page and click ✂ Snip to save it instantly
  - Prefer right-click? Switch to context-menu mode in Settings and skip the overlay
  - Add snippets manually — type or paste text directly into the panel, no page highlight needed
  
  🏷️ Organise
  - Add tags to any snippet and filter by them in the side panel
  - AND / OR tag filtering — when multiple tags are selected, toggle between "must match all" and "match any"
  - Tag autocomplete — existing tags are suggested as you type; hit Tab to accept and keep adding
  - A pinned Manual Entry filter lets you instantly separate hand-typed notes from web highlights
  - Edit the text of any saved snippet directly on the card
  
  📤 Export
  - Copy any snippet as Markdown (blockquote format) in one click
  - Export all snippets as a single `.md` file
  - Full JSON export and import with smart merge — no duplicates, no data loss
  
  🔮 Obsidian integration (optional)
  - Send any highlight to your Obsidian vault with one click — no plugin required
  - Configurable vault name, target note, and Markdown template
  - Daily Notes support via `{{date}}` in the note path
  - Option to create a new note per highlight, named after the page title
  
  ☁️ GitHub Gist sync (optional)
  - Push your highlights to a private GitHub Gist using your own Personal Access Token
  - Pull from any device and merge — local-only highlights are never overwritten
  - Soft delete with propagation — deletions sync across devices; purge permanently whenever you're ready
  - Sync status at a glance: 🟠 local · 🟢 synced · ⚠️ modified
  
  ---
  
  🔒 Privacy first
  All data lives in your browser's IndexedDB. Nothing leaves your machine unless you explicitly set up Gist sync. No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party services of any kind.
  
  ---
  
  ⚙️ Permissions used
  - `storage` — mirrors one setting (snipping mode) to Chrome local storage for the content script
  - `sidePanel` — powers the slide-in panel UI
  - `activeTab` — reads the current tab's title and URL when you snip
  - `contextMenus` — adds the optional right-click "Snip with Snipext" menu item

  Snipext lets you save any text from any webpage in one click. Everything is stored privately in your browser — no account, no server, no subscription required. Sync and export are entirely opt-in and use your own credentials.
  
  Built for student, teachers, researchers, engineers, developers, and anyone who values privacy.
  
  📌 Capture
  - Select text on any page and click ✂ Snip to save it instantly
  - Prefer right-click? Switch to context-menu mode in Settings and skip the overlay
  - Add snippets manually — type or paste text directly into the panel, no page highlight needed
  
  🏷️ Organise
  - Add tags to any snippet and filter by them in the side panel
  - AND / OR tag filtering — when multiple tags are selected, toggle between "must match all" and "match any"
  - Tag autocomplete — existing tags are suggested as you type; hit Tab to accept and keep adding
  - A pinned Manual Entry filter lets you instantly separate hand-typed notes from web highlights
  - Edit the text of any saved snippet directly on the card
  
  📤 Export
  - Copy any snippet as Markdown (blockquote format) in one click
  - Export all snippets as a single `.md` file
  - Full JSON export and import with smart merge — no duplicates, no data loss
  
  🔮 Obsidian integration (optional)
  - Send any highlight to your Obsidian vault with one click — no plugin required
  - Configurable vault name, target note, and Markdown template
  - Daily Notes support via `{{date}}` in the note path
  - Option to create a new note per highlight, named after the page title
  
  ☁️ GitHub Gist sync (optional)
  - Push your highlights to a private GitHub Gist using your own Personal Access Token
  - Pull from any device and merge — local-only highlights are never overwritten
  - Soft delete with propagation — deletions sync across devices; purge permanently whenever you're ready
  - Sync status at a glance: 🟠 local · 🟢 synced · ⚠️ modified
  
  --- 
  
  ⚙️ Permissions used
  - `storage` — mirrors one setting (snipping mode) to Chrome local storage for the content script
  - `sidePanel` — powers the slide-in panel UI
  - `activeTab` — reads the current tab's title and URL when you snip
  - `contextMenus` — adds the optional right-click "Snip with Snipext" menu item

• Apr 26, 2026
  description

  Highlight text on any page. Saved locally — no account, no subscription, no cloud. Export to Markdown or JSON. Your data, your rules.
  
  
  ## Full Description
  
  SnipLocal is a local-first, privacy-focused text highlighter. Capture any text on any webpage and store it entirely in your own browser — no account required, no subscription, no third-party server ever sees your data.
  
  **What you can do:**
  - 🖊️ Highlight text on any page with a single click
  - 🏷️ Add tags and notes at the point of capture
  - 🔍 Browse, search and filter all your highlights in the sidebar panel
  - 📋 Copy any highlight as Markdown to your clipboard
  - 💾 Export all highlights as a structured JSON file (full backup)
  - 📥 Import a JSON backup to restore or migrate across devices
  
  **Who it's for:**
  Researchers, developers, teachers, and anyone who collects information from the web and doesn't want to pay $10/month or hand their reading history to a SaaS company.
  
  **No account. No subscription. No cloud. Your highlights live in your browser.**

  Snipext lets you save any text from any webpage in one click. Everything is stored privately in your browser — no account, no server, no subscription required. Sync and export are entirely opt-in and use your own credentials.
  
  Built for student, teachers, researchers, engineers, developers, and anyone who values privacy.
  
  📌 Capture
  - Select text on any page and click ✂ Snip to save it instantly
  - Prefer right-click? Switch to context-menu mode in Settings and skip the overlay
  - Add snippets manually — type or paste text directly into the panel, no page highlight needed
  
  🏷️ Organise
  - Add tags to any snippet and filter by them in the side panel
  - AND / OR tag filtering — when multiple tags are selected, toggle between "must match all" and "match any"
  - Tag autocomplete — existing tags are suggested as you type; hit Tab to accept and keep adding
  - A pinned Manual Entry filter lets you instantly separate hand-typed notes from web highlights
  - Edit the text of any saved snippet directly on the card
  
  📤 Export
  - Copy any snippet as Markdown (blockquote format) in one click
  - Export all snippets as a single `.md` file
  - Full JSON export and import with smart merge — no duplicates, no data loss
  
  🔮 Obsidian integration (optional)
  - Send any highlight to your Obsidian vault with one click — no plugin required
  - Configurable vault name, target note, and Markdown template
  - Daily Notes support via `{{date}}` in the note path
  - Option to create a new note per highlight, named after the page title
  
  ☁️ GitHub Gist sync (optional)
  - Push your highlights to a private GitHub Gist using your own Personal Access Token
  - Pull from any device and merge — local-only highlights are never overwritten
  - Soft delete with propagation — deletions sync across devices; purge permanently whenever you're ready
  - Sync status at a glance: 🟠 local · 🟢 synced · ⚠️ modified
  
  ---
  
  🔒 Privacy first
  All data lives in your browser's IndexedDB. Nothing leaves your machine unless you explicitly set up Gist sync. No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party services of any kind.
  
  ---
  
  ⚙️ Permissions used
  - `storage` — mirrors one setting (snipping mode) to Chrome local storage for the content script
  - `sidePanel` — powers the slide-in panel UI
  - `activeTab` — reads the current tab's title and URL when you snip
  - `contextMenus` — adds the optional right-click "Snip with Snipext" menu item

• Apr 26, 2026
  short_description

  Local-first, privacy-focused text highlighter with Markdown export.

  Snip, tag, and save text from any page. Local-first, no backend. Optional GitHub Gist sync and Obsidian integration.

• Apr 26, 2026
  name

  SnipLocal

  Snipext - Private Clip and Tag

Permissions & access

Permissions

storagesidePanelactiveTabcontextMenus

Host access

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