Safari Web Clipper: Redirects to data:text/markdown URL instead of downloading file

[misaki404]

Hi, I’ve been using the official Obsidian Web Clipper on Safari, but I’m running into an inconsistent issue when trying to save files.

The Issue:
On some websites, clicking “Save” works perfectly and the Markdown file is downloaded as expected. However, on other sites, Safari fails to trigger a download and instead redirects the current tab to a Data URI starting with:
data:text/markdown;charset=utf-8;…

The browser then displays the raw Markdown content as a plain text page rather than saving it to my downloads folder.

It’s strange because it works flawlessly on the Obsidian Help site and Godot documentation, but fails on others (like Microsoft Docs).

Is this just a Safari limitation, or is there a way to fix this?

[bakhaty]

Safari’s handling of data:text/markdown URLs explains why the Web Clipper shows the content inline instead of downloading a .md file. Unlike Chromium‑based browsers, Safari doesn’t automatically treat these links as downloadable files. A practical workaround is to copy the displayed Markdown into a new note, but for smoother clipping it’s better to use Chrome, Edge, or Brave where the extension saves directly into your vault. The Obsidian team is improving cross‑browser support, so Safari compatibility may come later. Meanwhile, using hours‑based workflows or alternate browsers ensures your notes stay consistent and easy to manage.