I built WebClip, a local-first Chrome extension for saving web pages and selected text with tags, notes, and lightweight organization tools. It is designed as a small bookmark alternative for people who want to capture useful pages quickly and find them again later.
It is not meant to replace a full note-taking app, read-it-later service, or team knowledge base. The goal is simpler: when I find a useful page or a small piece of text, I want to save it quickly, add a few details, and find it again later.
The Problem
While browsing, I often run into useful links, snippets, documentation pages, product references, or article sections that I do not want to lose.
Bookmarks are fine, but they can become messy quickly. Copying links into notes works, but it adds friction. Keeping everything open as tabs works for a while, until the browser becomes cluttered.
I wanted something smaller and more direct:
Save the current page
Save selected text from a page
Add tags and notes
Organize items without too much structure
Search and filter later
Keep the data local
That became WebClip.
What WebClip Does
WebClip lets you save pages and selected text from Chrome, then manage them in a local library.
You can save a page from the popup, save highlighted text, add a collection, tags, and a note, then browse everything later from the library view.
The extension is designed around simple personal retrieval. It is for collecting useful things while browsing, not for publishing, collaboration, automation, or analytics.
Main Features
Current WebClip features include:
Save the current page
Save selected text
Add tags
Add notes
Add a collection
Browse saved items in a library
Basic search
Filter saved items
Sort saved items
Pin important items
Archive items
Edit saved entries
Delete entries
Bulk archive/delete actions
Undo recent archive/delete actions
Export JSON backup
Import JSON backup
Store data locally with chrome.storage.local
Local-First and Privacy Note
WebClip is local-first.
Saved data is stored in the browser using chrome.storage.local. That can include saved page titles, URLs, selected text, tags, notes, collection values, and item state such as pinned or archived.
There is currently:
No cloud sync
No remote backend
No analytics
No AI feature
No subscription or paid feature gating
JSON export/import is included so users can back up or restore their own saved data manually.
Who It Is For
WebClip may be useful if you:
Save many useful links while researching
Want something lighter than a full note app
Often copy small text snippets from pages
Prefer tags, notes, and search over bookmark folders
Want a local-first browser tool
Like keeping useful references without keeping many tabs open
It is intentionally small. The current version focuses on saving and organizing useful web references without adding accounts or background collection.
What Is Not Included Yet
Some things are not included in the current version:
Cloud sync
Cross-device library
Advanced search operators
Smart collections
AI summaries
Team sharing
Subscriptions or paid Pro features
I may explore some future feature ideas later, but they are not part of the current WebClip build.
Links
Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/dfdhpnklkfbabgjghpfgdjjbfcjojaho?utm_source=item-share-cb
Product hub: https://ressurd.github.io/tools-and-products/
If you try WebClip and have feedback, bug reports, or feature ideas, I would be interested to hear what would make it more useful without making it too heavy.
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