Comparison

SingleFile for Safari vs Obsidian Web Clipper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SingleFile for Safari

This extension saves entire webpages as a single HTML file, preserving layout, images, and links. It allows for offline access to web content, functioning like a digital snapshot. The process is initiated by clicking an extension button in the toolbar.

Highlights
  • Saves entire webpages as single HTML files
  • Preserves images, styling, frames, and fonts
  • Maintains original layout and links
  • Enables offline access to web content
  • One-click saving via extension toolbar
  • Option to cancel saving process
Features
Read full description

SingleFile is a Safari extension that helps you to save an entire webpage including images, styling, frames, fonts etc. as a single HTML file. Unlike screenshots or PDFs, SingleFile can preserve the original layout, links, etc. It's like having a digital snapshot that you can easily access offline. Getting started Wait until the page is fully loaded. Click on the SingleFile button in the extension toolbar to process and save the page. You can click again on the button to cancel the action when processing a page.

About

Obsidian Web Clipper

Save web content directly to your personal knowledge base for offline access. Organize research, recipes, articles, and more with customizable templates and smart triggers. Your data is private, secure, and stored locally in durable Markdown format.

Highlights
  • Clip any web content
  • Select page content or extract main article
  • Customizable templates for metadata
  • Smart triggers for automatic template application
  • Seamless integration with Obsidian vault
  • Save as local Markdown files
  • Offline access to clipped content
Features
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Bring the web to your personal knowledge base. Save content to your Obsidian vault so you always have access to it, even offline. Obsidian is secure, private, and designed around durable open formats that allows you to preserve your data for the long term. Whether you're researching for a project, saving recipes, bookmarking travel destinations, or collecting inspiring articles, the Obsidian Web Clipper helps you organize your ideas. - Clip anything: From news articles and blog posts to recipes, product pages, and research papers — if it's on the web, you can save it. - Select page content: Clip entire pages, selected text, or let the clipper intelligently extract just the main content. - Customizable templates: Create tailored templates to automatically extract metadata from web pages. Perfect for academics, movie buffs, book lovers, or anyone who wants structured notes. - Smart triggers: Set up rules to automatically apply the right template based on the website you're clipping from. - Seamless integration: all your clips flow directly into Obsidian, in the vault and folder of your choice. As with everything Obsidian, Web Clipper is designed to protect your privacy, and give you control over your data. - No lock-in: All your clips are saved in clean, durable, portable Markdown files — no proprietary formats. - Offline access: your saved clips are saved locally, and always at your fingertips, with or without an internet connection. - 100% private: all your clipped content is stored locally in your Obsidian vault. Your thoughts are yours. Obsidian helps you create connections and links between your notes so you can organize your thoughts. You can create links between everything — ideas, articles, lists, locations, books — anything you can put in a note, you can link to other notes.

Screenshots

SingleFile for Safari2 screens
Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SingleFile for Safari at 4.6 against Obsidian Web Clipper's 4.3. SingleFile for Safari also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SingleFile for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 105 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of SingleFile for Safari's written reviews are positive against 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SingleFile for Safari ships an update every 3 days, Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SingleFile for Safari versus Obsidian Web Clipper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSingleFile for SafariObsidian Web Clipper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (64 ratings) — better4.3 (105 ratings)
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings64105 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGildas LormeauDynalist Inc.

Customer experience

SingleFile for Safari

All ratings64 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative14.0%

Obsidian Web Clipper

All ratings98 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.6%

User reviews

SingleFile for Safari

From 64 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Saves webpages as single HTML file
  • 🚀 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Faithful to page elements
  • ✅ Great for archiving
  • 🔄 Works with Firefox and Safari

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Misses some pictures
  • 🐛 Causes Safari to freeze
  • 🐛 Downloads disappear on iPhone
  • 🐛 Files not showing up in Files app
  • 🐛 Clunky PDF saving alternative

Obsidian Web Clipper

From 105 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic web clipper
  • 👍 Seamless and light on the system
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Powerful and customizable
  • 🚀 Works flawlessly

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not work on Mac
  • 🐛 Takes over Obsidian startup on iOS
  • 🐛 Extension not showing on macOS
  • 🐛 Complicated to use, not working on important websites

Bugs and requests

SingleFile for Safari

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Downloads disappear on iPhone after a few weeks
  • Files not showing up in Files app on iPhone after iOS update
  • Safari freezes and causes system freezes
  • Unable to break through "project covet"
  • Error: Requested link does not exist
Show 2 more
  • Not working (Arabic review)
  • Requires turning on in settings with no explanation

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support changing save location (e.g., iCloud)
  • Improve application icon (dark mode, rounded rectangle)
  • Nicier screen selection options

Obsidian Web Clipper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Defining a file path with a subfolder does not work
  • Doesn't wait for page load, resulting in missing content

Requested features

2 requests
  • Immersive reading experience with ability to hide top and bottom bars
  • Autofill possible vaults for clipping

In-app purchases

None

SingleFile for Safari

No in-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SingleFile for Safari free?
SingleFile for Safari is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?
Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SingleFile for Safari or Obsidian Web Clipper?
SingleFile for Safari is rated higher. SingleFile for Safari averages 4.6 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.3 from 105 ratings.
Do SingleFile for Safari or Obsidian Web Clipper have ads?
Neither SingleFile for Safari nor Obsidian Web Clipper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SingleFile for Safari or Obsidian Web Clipper?
SingleFile for Safari ships an update every 3 days, and Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Most recently, SingleFile for Safari was updated on November 3, 2026 and Obsidian Web Clipper on November 4, 2026.

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