Detailed instructions on how to use Notion Web Clipper

Have you ever had trouble saving and organizing web content? If so, let's learn together how to use Notion's Web Clipper to 'revolution' your browsing habits.

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Notion is a popular app in the field of organizing and planning work. Plus, you can upgrade your note-taking and research processes with the Notion Web Clipper.

Notion Web Clipper is a useful option for keeping articles and documents in one place, but it can be confusing to use and set up the tool at first. Don't worry, the guide below will help you.

What is Notion Web Clipper?

Notion Web Clipper allows you to pin pages to Notion while online. Note that you need an Internet connection for this to work. If you use Notion on a smartphone or tablet, you'll find the tool is already built in, so there's no need to download any additional plugins.

For computers, you need to download & install Notion Web Clipper extension for Safari web browser and Google Chrome, Firefox.

Download: Notion for Safari | Google Chrome | Firefox (Free)

What does the Web Clipper do in Notion?

After pinning a web page in the browser, this extension will create a subpage in the Notion app. Here, you'll see the full text of what's written, and that page also includes a picture of the text.

You can select the workspace you want Notion Web Clipper to save the page in. Once you're done and have everything saved, you can customize it as you like. In addition, you can access the saved page from any device that supports Notion.

Notion Web Clipper allows you to pin pages to Notion whether online or offline. However, currently Notion has limited offline saving with some applications. So most likely you need to be online to access your site.

Notion Web Clipper is free?

You can use Notion Web Clipper for free, but it will have limited features.

How to use Notion Web Clipper

Add the Notion Web Clipper widget

If you plan to use Notion Web Clipper on your desktop, you'll need to download this extension. Doing that is quite simple. You can download it right from the Notion web.

The article takes the example on Google Chrome.

1. Go to Notion Web Clipper.

2. In the Notion Web Clipper section, at the top of the page, you'll see a message prompting to download this extension for the browser. Click the option you need.

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3. If asked, confirm that you want to add the Notion Web Clipper widget. In this example, click Add to Chrome .

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4. You can see a pop-up window appear. Confirm your selection if desired.

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After completing the above steps, you should be able to use Notion Web Clipper in a few seconds. If its logo is not visible, close and reopen the browser.

Save web pages to Notion Web Clipper on your computer

1. Go to the website you want to pin to Notion.

2. Go to the Notion logo which you will see next to the URL bar.

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3. Select the location in Notion where you want to save the pinned web page.

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4. Press Enter key or Save page button when ready.

Save web pages to Notion Web Clipper on your tablet or smartphone

The process of saving web pages in Notion will be different if you do this on a smartphone or tablet. The basic steps are as follows:

1. Just like on a computer, go to the web you want to pin to the app.
2. Click the Share icon in your smartphone browser.
3. Find Notion in the application list.
4. Select the workspace where you want to save the page. You can also adjust the name of the page if you find it necessary.
5. Hit the Save button when you're done customizing everything.

Visit your pinned website in Notion

Once you've pinned an online source, you'll see the page in the same place where you saved it in Notion. After clicking on the saved page, what you see depends on the type of pinned media.

If you pin an article online, you will see the full text with the image inside. For example:

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If you save the video on YouTube or something like that, Notion will embed the video in your page. For example:

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In addition to the saved page, you'll also see a link to the original online article.

Customize Pinned Notion Websites

After saving the page in Notion, you may want to customize the text by highlighting or italicizing it. You can format the text in Notion as you like, for example change the color, make a callout or make the text bold.

To customize your Pinned Notion website content:

1. Highlight the sentence, paragraph or content you want to adjust.

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2. Select the action you want to perform. Here is adding callout.

After selecting the action, Notion will make the changes and you will see the results immediately.

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Overall, Notion Web Clipper is a handy tool for those who do research and want to save a lot of reference links for work.

Hope this guide is useful to you.

Micah Soto

Update 27 June 2023