Evernote Web Clipper
Key Applications
- Research & Information Gathering: Efficiently collect articles, data, and resources for academic or professional projects.
- Content Archiving: Preserve important web pages, recipes, or tutorials, ensuring they remain accessible even if the original page changes or disappears.
- Idea Generation: Clip inspirational content, design elements, or marketing examples for creative brainstorming and mood boards.
- Personal Knowledge Base: Build a categorized library of useful online content for quick reference and learning.
Who It’s For
Researchers, students, content creators, journalists, and anyone who frequently gathers and organizes information from the internet and uses Evernote as their primary note-taking or knowledge management system.
Pros & Cons
| Pros |
Cons |
| ✔️ Seamless integration with the Evernote ecosystem for unified note-taking. |
✖️ Requires an Evernote account, limiting its utility for non-Evernote users. |
| ✔️ Diverse capture options, including full page, article, selection, and screenshot. |
✖️ Some advanced features and storage limits are tied to paid Evernote plans. |
| ✔️ Powerful organization features (tags, notebooks, annotations) at the point of capture. |
✖️ Clipping can occasionally be imperfect on highly dynamic or complex web pages. |
| Pros |
Cons |
| ✔ Very beginner-friendly |
✖ Limited backlink data compared to Ahrefs |
| ✔ Clean interface |
✖ Less feature depth than Semrush |
| ✔ Helpful community and resources |
✖ Can feel slower at scale |
How It Compares
- Versus Browser Bookmarks: Provides richer content capture (full articles, simplified views) and advanced organization (tags, notebooks, search) compared to simple URL bookmarks. Versus Read-It-Later Apps: Integrates directly into the Evernote ecosystem for comprehensive note-taking and archiving, whereas dedicated read-it-later apps focus solely on consumption queue management.
- Versus Microsoft OneNote Clipper: Offers a comparable feature set for capturing web content into its respective note-taking environment; choice often depends on existing platform loyalty.
Bullet Point Features
- Full Page & Article Clipping: Save entire web pages or just the main content of articles.
- Selection Clipping: Clip only a specific section of text or images.
- Screenshot Capture: Take and annotate screenshots directly from the browser.
- Tagging & Notebook Selection: Assign tags and choose notebooks at the point of capture for immediate organization.
- Annotations & Highlights: Add notes, arrows, and highlights to clipped content.
- Smart Filing: AI-powered suggestions for notebook and tag placement.