Obsidian AI web clipper
Capture pages into Obsidian-ready Markdown.
Cortex.md turns pages and selections into local Markdown, then managed AI summarizes, tags, categorizes, and links each capture into the vault you own.
Free plan includes 25 monthly AI credits.
example.com/research-article
Browser source
wiki/sources/Research Article.md
tags: ai, research, noteslinks: [[Knowledge graph]], [[Local-first]]
A clean summary with source URL, frontmatter, and wikilinks.
Not just a clipper.
The useful moment is not saving a page. It is opening a linked note that already belongs in your Obsidian workflow.
01
Capture
Save the active page or selected passage from Chromium.
02
Convert
Cortex.md writes plain Markdown files into your chosen vault folder.
03
Connect
Managed AI adds summaries, tags, categories, and wikilinks.
Who this is for
- Obsidian users who want web research as files, not a hosted inbox.
- Writers, researchers, students, and analysts collecting many sources.
- Markdown users who want AI organization without giving up ownership.
Plan fit
Free to start, Plus for daily research.Free handles quick capture and Ask. Plus unlocks standard and detailed ingest for regular source work.
Local-first by default. AI only when you ask.
- Your vault is a folder on your disk.
- Cortex.md uses active tab access for user-triggered capture.
- AI processing runs only for actions you trigger.
- No ad tracking. Read the privacy policy.
FAQ
Does it require Obsidian?
No. The files are Markdown, so they also work in VS Code, git, and other editors.
Does Cortex.md sync my vault?
No. It writes to the local folder you choose.
What does AI receive?
Only the content needed for user-triggered AI actions such as ingest, Ask, or research.
Can I use it without paying?
Yes. Free includes 25 monthly AI credits for quick capture and basic Ask workflows.