Best alternatives to Writer - Extension & Clipper (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Writer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Writer alternatives, compared
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Clipper
Easy click to copy & pase text clips from extension, dedicated 'Email' button. Create notes, bookmarks, email templates, etc.
≈5K users4.2★ from 22 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years4 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Writer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 58)
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Web Clipper
Web Clipper is an open source extension.You can save anything on the web to anywhere.And you can easily to add any platform. Web…
≈30K users4.6★ from 194 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago6 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than Writer
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 58)
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OneNote Web Clipper
Save anything on the web to OneNote. Clip it to OneNote, organize and edit it, then access it from any device.
≈1M users4.8★ from 68.5K ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago8 permissions- About 10× more users than Writer
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 58)
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Clipper
Use the 印象笔记 extension to save things you see on the web into your 印象笔记 account.
≈10K users2.1★ from 204 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago7 permissions- About 10× fewer users than Writer
- Rated 1.9 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 58)
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Writer
Generative AI in all the places you work
≈70K users4.4★ from 63 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago7 permissions- A similar number of users to Writer
- Rated 0.3 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 58)
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KISer Web Clipper
KISer - a best friend to anyone creating quotes and estimates
≈9K users5.0★ from 128 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago6 permissions- About 11× fewer users than Writer
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 58)
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Notion Web Clipper
Use our Web Clipper to save any website into Notion.
≈1M users3.3★ from 618 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago8 permissions- About 10× more users than Writer
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 58)
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SVG Clipper
The SVG Downloader Chrome Extension allows users to effortlessly select and download SVG files from any web page. With a simple…
≈8K users3.3★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago7 permissions- About 13× fewer users than Writer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 58)
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Logseq Web Clipper
Save content from the web to Logseq, in a private and durable format you can access offline.
≈9K users4.8★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago9 permissions- About 11× fewer users than Writer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 58)
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Web Clipper (Nimbus)
Web Clipper that works! The easiest way to clip text, pics, links, email and pdf from internet pages and save them.
≈50K users3.4★ from 155 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago6 permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than Writer
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 58)
Writer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Writer?
By users, the most popular alternative is OneNote Web Clipper with ≈1M users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Clipper.
Which Writer alternative has the best rating?
KISer Web Clipper has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 5.0 out of 5 from 128 ratings.
Is there a Writer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Clipper asks for 4 permissions, against 58 for Writer.
How many alternatives to Writer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Writer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.