Copy to Markdown

Copy any highlighted page as Markdown from the Web Highlights extension or web app, then paste into Obsidian, Notion, Capacities, or any editor that supports Markdown.

How it works

1. Open a highlighted page — In the web app or the browser extension sidebar, go to a page that has highlights.
2. Copy Markdown — Open the three dots (⋮) menu in the top-right and choose Copy Markdown.
3. Paste — Paste into Notion, Obsidian, Capacities, or another tool. Highlights, notes, tags, and (when available) banner images are included in the copied content.

What gets copied

• Highlight text and structure (including formatted highlighting when enabled)
• Notes attached to highlights
• Tags
• Page title, URL, and related metadata where applicable

Using with Obsidian

Web Highlights does not have a direct API integration with Obsidian. Instead, use Copy Markdown to get your highlights into Obsidian:

1. Copy Markdown from the three-dot menu (as described above).
2. Open Obsidian and navigate to the note where you want to store the highlights.
3. Paste — all highlights, notes, tags, and metadata are included.

This works with any Markdown-based tool (Logseq, Bear, Typora, etc.), not just Obsidian.

How is this different from Notion/Capacities export?

Notion export and Capacities export are one-click API integrations that push highlights directly into your workspace (Ultimate plan required). Copy Markdown is a manual copy-paste workflow — available on all plans, works with any editor.

Using with Obsidian AI Plugins

If you use Obsidian's AI plugins (like Smart Connections, Copilot, or similar), your Web Highlights exports become part of the knowledge base that AI can search and reference.

A workflow that works well:

1. Highlight and take notes on articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos in Web Highlights
2. Copy Markdown and paste into an Obsidian note (one note per source, or a daily research note)
3. Obsidian AI indexes your highlights — you can now ask questions across all your research, find connections between sources, and generate summaries from your own curated highlights

Because Web Highlights exports include the page title, URL, your highlights, notes, and tags, the AI has rich context to work with — not just raw text, but your annotations and the structure you've built.

Detailed guide

Step-by-step examples (including Obsidian workflows):

How to Export Your Research to Obsidian with Web Highlights

All export options at a glance

Export	Method	Plan
PDF	Direct download	All plans
HTML	Direct download	All plans
Markdown	Copy to clipboard, paste anywhere	All plans
Notion	One-click API export	Ultimate
Capacities	One-click API export	Ultimate