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Notion Web Clipper not working, or not filling your database properties?
There are two different problems people describe as "not working": the clip doesn't save at all, or it saves but your database columns stay empty. Here's what usually causes each one, and what to try.
Problem 1: the clip saves, but properties are empty
This is usually expected behavior rather than a bug. The official Notion Web Clipper saves the page title and link. As one popular guide notes, "you need to open the clipped page in a Notion database to add and edit any tags or other database properties." Author, publish date, tags, cover image or price are not filled in for you.
What you can do:
- Fill them by hand after clipping. Open the new row in Notion and add the values. Fine for a few clips a week.
- Use database templates and defaults. A Notion database template can preset fixed values (for example a "To read" status), though it can't read anything from the web page.
- Use a clipper that maps page data to columns. Some third-party clippers read the page's metadata and write it into your properties. See the comparison of Notion Web Clipper alternatives.
Problem 2: the clip fails or the clipper won't open
Go through these in order. Most failures come down to the first three.
1. You're signed out, or signed in to a different account
The clipper uses your Notion login in the browser. Open notion.so in a tab and check you're signed in to the account and workspace that owns the destination. Then try clipping again.
2. The destination isn't where you expect
Check which workspace and which page or database the clipper has selected before saving. If the destination was moved, renamed, or deleted, pick it again. If you don't have edit access to it, the save can't complete.
3. The page can't be clipped
Chrome doesn't let extensions run on some pages, such as chrome:// settings pages, the new tab page, and the Chrome Web Store. PDFs opened in the browser and pages behind a login may also give poor or no results. Try the clipper on an ordinary article to see if it works there.
4. The extension needs a refresh
- Reload the tab you're trying to clip.
- Open
chrome://extensions, turn the clipper off and on again, or remove and reinstall it. - Restart Chrome and make sure it's up to date.
5. Another extension or network setting is interfering
Content blockers, privacy extensions, corporate proxies or a VPN can block requests to Notion. Try in a window with other extensions turned off, or on a different network, to rule this out.
6. Notion itself is having trouble
If nothing works and the Notion app is also slow, wait a few minutes and try again. Notion publishes service status on its status page.
When a different tool makes sense
If saves work but you keep filling the same columns by hand, the issue isn't a bug; you need a clipper built for database properties. Fieldclip is one option. It's a free Chrome extension that reads the page you're on and fills your columns (title, URL, author, site name, publish date, description, tags, cover image, and price or salary when the page publishes it). You check every value before saving.
It's not for everyone: it's new, it doesn't take screenshots or highlights, it's Chrome only, and the Free plan saves into one database. Compare it with other clippers before you choose.
If you use Fieldclip and see an error
Fieldclip tells you exactly what went wrong (token rejected, database not shared, missing "Insert content" permission, and so on). The setup guide's troubleshooting section explains each message.