Web Clipper
OutClip for Outline
Saves the page you are reading into your own self-hosted Outline — as clean Markdown, with the full text and not just what you highlighted.
Install What's free, what's paid?
Available for Chrome and Firefox.
What OutClip does
freeFull text, not fragments
OutClip uses Defuddle, the same extraction library behind the official Obsidian Web Clipper, with around 25 site-specific readers. Navigation, ads and comment sections are left behind.
Pick where it lands
Choose the collection and, if you like, the document to nest it under — from the actual tree in your Outline. You can create a new collection right there, and the last place you used is preselected next time.
Images become yours
Your Outline server fetches each image itself and keeps its own copy — no image data passes through the extension. Anything it cannot reach stays as a link to the source.
Edit before you save
Fix the title, trim the Markdown, then send it. If you only want the selection, OutClip takes just that.
- The source is noted at the top. The first line of every new document names the page: title, address and the day you saved it. You can switch it off in the settings.
- Append to an existing document. Find the target by title (Outline's search); the last five are quick picks. The clip lands at the end with a divider and a heading that carries its title.
- Nothing is lost. Close the window by accident and your work is still there when you come back — along with the message you would otherwise have missed.
- Remembers what you've already saved. A page you saved before says so next time. That list stays in your browser.
- No mouse needed. Ctrl or Cmd + Shift + O opens OutClip, Ctrl or Cmd + Enter saves.
- German and English. The interface follows your browser's language. Both are complete.
Screenshots
Saved – with a direct link to the document in Outline
Connect once: address and token, nothing else
Arrived in Outline, with its own copies of the images
With a licence
€7.99 / $8.99, one-timeFour things the licence unlocks. All four still run only between your browser and your Outline — no vendor server, no telemetry.
A picture of the page
Scrolled and stitched, attached to the document. Up to twenty screen heights.
Recipes as recipes
On pages with recipe data (schema.org) OutClip builds a document of its own: photo, key facts, ingredients as a checklist, numbered steps and nutrition.
Multiple Outline servers
One profile per server, each with its own address and its own token. Switchable in the popup.
Rules per site
One rule per domain (subdomains included): profile, collection and, if you like, a fixed target document. Everything stays editable before saving.
There are plenty of web clippers. Most save the paragraph you highlighted and link the images to wherever they happen to live. A year later the article has moved and your clip is a page of broken boxes. OutClip came out of that annoyance.
— from the making of OutClip
How it works
Connect once
Enter the address of your Outline and a personal API token. OutClip only asks for access to that one address.
Save the page
Click the button, pick a collection, adjust title and text if you like, then send.
Find it in Outline
Clean Markdown with its own copies of the images, filed where you wanted it.
What it costs
Pay once, no subscription, no expiry. The free version stays free and fully usable.
| Feature | Free | Licence (€7.99 / $8.99, one-time) |
|---|---|---|
| Full text as Markdown | ✓ | ✓ |
| Images into your own Outline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Choose collection and location | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit before sending | ✓ | ✓ |
| Source line on top (title, address, date) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Append to an existing document | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full-page picture as an attachment (up to 20 screen heights) | – | ✓ |
| Recipes as recipes (ingredients, steps, nutrition) | – | ✓ |
| Multiple Outline servers | – | ✓ |
| Rules per site (profile, collection, target document) | – | ✓ |
| Buy licence |
The licence includes everything in Free and works on up to 5 browsers at once.
Get OutClip
Buy a licence (optional)
Sold through Polar as merchant of record. The key arrives by email.
Enter the key
In the extension's settings, in the licence key field.
Frequently asked questions
Lost your key?
It is in the purchase email. Otherwise sign in to Polar's customer portal with your email address.
New browser, new computer?
In OutClip, go to Settings → Licence → “Remove from this browser”, then enter the key in the new one. If the old browser no longer exists: write to me (page in German) and I will free the slot.
How many browsers?
Up to 5 at the same time.
Which currency?
At checkout you see the price in euros or US dollars, depending on your location.
Are updates included?
Yes, with no expiry. I promise bug fixes and updates for new Outline and browser versions. I consider OutClip finished; new features are possible but not promised.
Refunds?
Handled by Polar as the seller (merchant of record), under their terms.
What do I need?
Your own Outline, version 1.7.1 or newer, with an API token, plus Chrome or Firefox.
Are there limits?
Outline limits image imports to about 25 per minute. On large pages saving takes correspondingly longer — the popup tells you beforehand.
Append to an existing document — how?
The popup has a switch between “New document” and “Append to a document” — no licence needed. With “Append”, you find the target by title (Outline's search); the last five used are quick picks. The clip lands at the end, below a divider and a heading that carries its title.
Multiple Outline servers — how?
One profile per server (name, address, its own API token). One profile is the default. The popup has a selector at the top — you can change the profile per clip, and the last one used is remembered. Permissions are requested per address.
Rules per site?
One rule = domain (subdomains included) → profile, collection, and optionally a location or a fixed target document. When the popup opens on a matching page, everything is preselected and a small note says “Rule for <domain>”. You can still change everything before saving. No title patterns, no selectors — deliberately simple.
Four promises
Data goes only to your server
To the Outline address you entered yourself. No vendor server, no analytics, no telemetry.
Minimal permissions
OutClip asks for access to your Outline address only — not to the web at large — and asks when you connect, not when you install.
Tested against real versions
Tested against self-hosted Outline 1.7.1, 1.10.1 and 1.12.0; anything in between should work. You need your own Outline and a personal API token (Settings → API Keys).