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Using the RemNote Clipper

The RemNote Clipper allows you to save web pages for future use or take notes on them while reading.

Written by Soren Bjornstad

The RemNote Clipper Chrome extension allows you to save a web page to your knowledge base and make quick notes on it. You can also show the RemNote editor and the web page side by side so you can copy text or take notes on the page.

Tip: If you're planning to do extensive annotation of a page and you have a RemNote Pro subscription, the web reader may be a better fit than the Clipper.

Installation

The RemNote Clipper is available on Google Chrome and other Chrome-based browsers via the Chrome Web Store. To install it, click on that link or search for RemNote Clipper in the store, then click the Add to Chrome button and follow any prompts.

The RemNote Clipper listing in the Chrome Web Store, with the Add to Chrome button highlighted on the right.

After installing the Clipper, you should see a RemNote icon next to your address bar:

A red arrow pointing to the RemNote Clipper icon in the Chrome toolbar, just right of the address bar.

If you don't see it, you may need to click the extensions icon and pin the RemNote Clipper:

The Chrome Extensions menu, with the pin icon next to RemNote Clipper highlighted.

Taking Notes

When you're viewing a web page you would like to save or take notes on, click the RemNote plugin icon.

The RemNote Clipper icon, a blue asterisk.

To save the web page into a new document in your knowledge base under the Links power-up, type a quick note about why you're saving the page or what you want to remember about it if you wish, then click Save note or press Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Return on a Mac).

The Clipper popup on a saved page, with a typed note in the box above the Edit in Side-panel and Save note buttons.

You can open this popup and choose “Save note” repeatedly to add multiple notes on the page, if you like. Each note that you type into the box will become a new bullet in the page's document.

To work with a larger number of notes, click Edit in Side-panel or press Alt+Enter. The document will open in a RemNote editor window to the right:

A web page with the RemNote Clipper open in a side panel to its right, listing note formats such as Bullet Notes, Todo List, and Basic Cards.

The editor window works exactly the same way as a full RemNote window – you can use the /-menu, search, navigate to other documents, and even open multiple panes here, as needed.

Once you have the split screen open, selecting text on a web page will offer both an Add Note and an AI Generate Cards option to copy it directly to a new bullet in your notes or generate flashcards.

The Add Note and AI Generate Cards buttons appearing above a passage of selected text on a web page.

After clicking the button:

The saved document in RemNote, with the selected passage added as a new bullet under the page title.
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