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X Clipper

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This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Save X (Twitter) posts as notes with images and videos included.

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X Clipper

Save X (Twitter) posts with images and videos included.

English README → README.md

Features

  • Clip posts from X (Twitter) by pasting the URL
  • Download images and videos directly into your vault's attachments folder
  • Auto-extract hashtags from post text and save them as tags (both frontmatter and inline)
  • Tag suggestions with toggle buttons based on your usage history
  • Previous tags remembered — manually selected tags from your last save are pre-activated
  • Clear all button to quickly reset tag selections
  • Custom X icon in the ribbon for quick access
  • Japanese language support for filenames and tags
  • Fallback API — automatically tries vxtwitter if fxtwitter is unavailable

Installation

From Community Plugins (Recommended)

  1. Open Settings → Community plugins
  2. Click Browse and search for "X Clipper"
  3. Click Install, then Enable

Manual Installation

  1. Download main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css from the latest release
  2. Create a folder .obsidian/plugins/x-clipper/ in your vault
  3. Copy the downloaded files into that folder
  4. Restart Obsidian and enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins

Usage

  1. Click the 𝕏 icon in the ribbon, or run the Clip Post command from the command palette
  2. Paste the post URL (e.g. https://x.com/username/status/123456789)
  3. Optionally add or toggle tags
  4. Click Clip Post

The plugin will:

  • Fetch the post text and author info
  • Download any attached images/videos to {Posts folder}/attachments/
  • Create a Markdown note with frontmatter, embedded media, and tags

Settings

Setting Description Default
Posts folder Where to save clipped posts X_Posts
Copy note path to clipboard Auto-copy [[note]] link after saving On
Open saved note after saving Open the note immediately Off

Saved Note Format

---
author: "Author Name"
author_url: "https://x.com/username"
post_url: "https://x.com/username/status/123"
date_saved: 2025-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
tags: ["houdini", "3dcg", "VFX"]
---
# Post by Author Name
Post text content here...

![[post_img_1234567890_1.jpg]]

---
#houdini #3dcg #VFX

**Author:** [Author Name](https://x.com/username)
**Original Post:** [View on X](https://x.com/username/status/123)
**Saved:** 2025年1月1日 12:00

API

This plugin uses the fxtwitter API (with vxtwitter as fallback) to fetch post data. No authentication or API keys are required.

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