URL Notes — Save Web Pages
Paste any URL into WhichNotes and it will fetch the page content, save it as a note, and run AI analysis on it — all automatically. A simple way to build a reading list or research database from web articles.
How to Create a URL Note
- Copy the URL of any web page
- In the note input, paste the URL
- WhichNotes detects it as a URL and shows a "Save as URL note" option
- Click to confirm — the page content is fetched and saved
- AI analysis runs automatically, finding connections to your other notes
What Gets Saved
WhichNotes extracts:
- Title — from the page's
<title>or main heading - Content — the main article or body text (ads and navigation are stripped)
- Source URL — stored with the note so you can revisit the original
Supported Pages
Most public web pages work well:
✅ News articles and blog posts
✅ Wikipedia pages
✅ Documentation pages
✅ Recipe sites and how-to guides
Some pages may not work:
❌ Pages that require a login
❌ Pages that block automated fetching
❌ Single-page apps that render only in the browser
❌ PDF URLs (use file attachments instead)
Troubleshooting
"Could not fetch page content"
- The site may block automated requests (common on news sites with paywalls)
- Try saving the article text manually by copy-pasting it into a note
Note created but content is empty or garbled
- Some pages render content via JavaScript that can't be fetched server-side
- Edit the note manually and paste the text you want to save
URL note stuck on "Processing"
Tips
- Research workflow: Save multiple articles on a topic — WhichNotes will automatically connect them via AI
- Reading list: Save URLs as you browse; review them in your note list later
- Attribution: The source URL is always visible, so you can trace back to the original