Evernote Web Clipper
Clip articles, full pages and screenshots into your Evernote account, then mark them up. Free extension, Evernote account needed.
Why it's a strong pick
Evernote Web Clipper is published by Evernote and offers five clip modes: Article, Simplified Article, Full Page, Bookmark and Screenshot. You can annotate screenshots and choose the notebook and tags before you save. The trade-off: it saves to your Evernote account, and the free Evernote plan has tight limits, so check them first.
What it does
The extension sends web content to your Evernote account. You pick a clip mode, choose a notebook, add tags and a comment if you want, and save. Clips live in Evernote's cloud, not in local files. Evernote's help pages describe the extension as free to use, but it needs an Evernote account.
Key features
- Five clip modes. Article, Simplified Article, Full Page, Bookmark and Screenshot, per Evernote's help pages.
- Screenshot annotation. Add text, a highlighter, shapes, stamps and arrows, or pixelate parts of a screenshot.
- Notebook, tags and comment. Choose where the clip goes and label it before you save.
- Saves to your account. Clips go into your Evernote account in the cloud.
- Free extension. Evernote says the clipper is free to use. It still needs an Evernote account.
Who it's for
Evernote Web Clipper suits people who already keep notes in Evernote, or who want annotated screenshots of pages in one notebook. If you want clips as local Markdown files instead, try Obsidian Web Clipper. For a Microsoft or Google account instead, see OneNote Web Clipper or Google Keep.
What clip modes does Evernote Web Clipper have?
It has five: Article, Simplified Article, Full Page, Bookmark and Screenshot. Article and Simplified Article save the main text of a page. Full Page saves the whole page. Bookmark saves a link to it. Screenshot captures what you see, and you can annotate it before saving. Evernote's help pages list these modes.
Does Evernote Web Clipper need an account?
Yes. Evernote says the extension is free to use but requires an Evernote account. Clips go into that account, so you sign in before you clip. The free Evernote plan has tight limits, so check the current limits on Evernote's site before you rely on it for a big clipping habit.
What permissions does Evernote Web Clipper ask for?
We could not read the permission list from the store when we checked. Check the install prompt in Chrome before you add it. A clipper reads the pages you clip, so look at what it asks for and compare it with what you need. Permissions can change between releases.
Does Evernote Web Clipper collect data?
We could not read the developer's privacy policy when we checked; read it before installing. Because clips are saved to your Evernote account in the cloud, what you clip is stored with Evernote. If you want clips kept on your own machine, a local tool such as Obsidian is a better match.
FAQ
Is Evernote Web Clipper free? The extension is free to use, per Evernote. It needs an Evernote account, and the free plan has tight limits, so check current limits on Evernote's site.
Who makes it? Evernote publishes it and distributes it from evernote.com/get-webclipper, which links to the Chrome Web Store.
Can I save to local files? No. Clips go to your Evernote account, not to local files.
Good to know
Check your Evernote plan before you build a clipping habit. The free plan has tight limits, and at the limit you may not be able to create new notes. Look at the current limits on Evernote's site first.
Other note-taking tools to compare
Evernote Web Clipper is one of 8 picks in our note-taking guide:
- Notion Web Clipper: Made by Notion. Save a web page into a Notion page or database in a few clicks. Notion account needed.
- Google Keep: Google's own extension for saving page info, selections and images into Keep notes. Free, Google account needed.
- OneNote Web Clipper: Microsoft's extension for clipping web pages into OneNote. Free to use, Microsoft account needed.
- Obsidian Web Clipper: Obsidian's own free extension. It highlights pages and saves them into your local vault as Markdown. Needs the Obsidian app.
- Joplin Web Clipper: An open-source extension that saves web pages and screenshots into your Joplin notes.
- Hypothesis: An open-source extension for highlighting, annotating and tagging web pages and PDFs.
- SiYuan Clipper: The official extension that clips web pages into the SiYuan note app. It needs SiYuan to work.
Want page archives instead of notes? See Web Clippers and Archivers.
See alternatives: Evernote Web Clipper alternatives
This is a third-party extension, not built or maintained by Xplorekit. We link to the official Chrome Web Store listing — install and permissions are entirely between you and the extension's own publisher.