Create findings from web pages with the web clipper.
What is the web clipper
The web clipper is a bookmark with some Javascript code. When you are viewing a web page and click the web clipper bookmark, the contents of the web page are scraped and added into FIBRES as a Signal.
Install the web clipper
- Navigate to the top right corner of FIBRES and open the dropdown Menu.
- Click Install web clipper. A popup window with some instructions opens.
- Drag and drop the Add to FIBRES button into the favorites bar of your browser.
Show bookmarks bar
On Chrome
- Click View
- Click Always Show Bookmark Bar
On Safari
- Click View
- Click Show Favourites Bar
On Firefox
- Click View
- Hover over Toolbars
- Hover over Bookmarks Toolbar
- Click Always Show
On New Edge
- Click View
- Click Always show Favourites Bar
How to use the web clipper
To save a copy of any web page into your account:
- Open the web page you want to add to FIBRES.
- Click the Add to FIBRES bookmark.
The web clipper didn't work. Why is this?
If the web clipper doesn't work and you see an error message, it's likely because:
- The website has prevented content scraping
- The article is behind a soft or a hard paywall