Compare OneNote Web Clipper and Diigo: Which Extension is the Best?

OneNote Web Clipper is a versatile tool for saving web content directly to your OneNote notebooks. The simple and intuitive design was imposing. However, it could do with a few more functions.
Diigo is a handy tool for bookmarking, highlighting, and annotating web pages. It has many features, but its old design and limited highlight colors might make it less appealing.
Key Features
  • Clip any webpage to OneNote: Save entire pages or just parts of them.
  • Highlight and annotate: Add notes and highlights to your clips.
  • Organize clips: Save clips to specific notebooks and sections.
  • Offline access: Access your clips even when you're not connected to the internet.
  • Highlighting: Works well and highlights are recreated on refresh.
  • Notes: You can add notes to your highlights.
  • Link Creation: Create links to your highlights, although this feature is not very reliable.
  • Sidebar Outliner: Simple design but requires time to understand.
  • Syncing: Highlights are synced across devices.
Our Rating
8.8
7.8
Total users
1,993,714
200,000
Total ratings
69,221
2,319
Average rating
3.9 ⭐
4.6 ⭐
Entry Level PriceFreeFree
Chrome
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4.8
4.48
68.4K+ ratings
800.0K+Users
Chrome Web Store logo
4.6
3.56
2.3K+ ratings
200.0K+Users
Edge
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3.0
3.82
836 ratings
1.2M+Users
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Firefox
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Safari
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Features
8.0

OneNote Web Clipper basic functions for saving web content.
In addition to saving an entire page, you can also save individual markers.

In addition, screenshots of the entire page or only parts of a page can be created.

An important function of the Web Clipper is that a preview is created directly when clipping and can be edited directly, for example by rewriting or highlighting text before it is synchronized with OneNote.

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8.5

Diigo offers basic features for a highlighter and bookmarking tool.

It works well and we were able to highlight most websites and they were recreated when revisiting them.

The highlighter popup makes it easy to highlight text offering 4 colors. It looks like this:

Highlighter Popup with four colors

We would have wished to have more color options.

Also, note-taking and the tagging functionality are working, but its design does not look appealing.

Notes Editor: Adding notes to your highlight

The dashboard where your highlights are stored works well and gives you an overview of all your highlights.

Diigo Dashboard
Performance
9.0

The Performance was good in our tests and there were no problems. All content could be saved and transferred to the OneNote notebooks without any problems. The only performance problems mentioned by some users in the reviews are that there are sometimes synchronization problems. We were unable to reproduce this.

8.0

Diigo performs well in terms of highlighting and syncing across devices. The fact that highlights are always synchronized can cause some loading delays.

It's not as fast as other highlighters that use an offline-first approach, but it works reasonably well.

However, the unreliable link creation feature and the simple sidebar outliner design need improvement.

Design
8.5

The design is clear and simple, so even basic users can get started immediately without any problems. However, it could offer a few more customization options to suit individual preferences.

7.0

The design fulfills its functionality. The design of Diigo is outdated and could use a modern refresh.

The lack of a nice overview of all your highlights on the page itself means you have to open the dashboard on diigo.com instead.

The dashboard on diigo.com is okay, but other highlighters like Web Highlights have a much nicer user interface.

Value for Money
9.2

As the tool is free, it offers excellent value for money. You get basic functions for saving web content. The required OneNote can also be used with certain restrictions; a paid version of Office for $69.99 per year is also not overpriced.

8.0

The free version of Diigo offers basic features and is fine for most users. The paid plans are reasonably priced and similar to other highlighters.

However, we think other highlighters offer more value for the same price.

Ease of Use
9.3

The tool is very user-friendly and has a low and fast learning curve. Most users should find it easy to start cutting and organizing content straight away. There are only a few functions that are not self-explanatory.

7.8

Diigo is fairly easy to use, but the sidebar outliner takes some time to get used to.

You can't see all your highlights on the page itself, so you have to go to the dashboard on diigo.com.

We wish there was a sidebar to quickly access all our highlighted pages, like in the Web Highlights extension.

Security & Privacy
9.0

OneNote Web Clipper is from Microsoft. The same privacy policies apply when using other products such as Word, Excel, or similar.

7.5

Diigo takes reasonable steps to protect user data. However, since you need an account and your data is stored in their database, absolute protection can't be guaranteed.

We think a highlighter should work without needing to sign up, but this feature is missing in Diigo.

Conclusion

Overall, OneNote Web Clipper is a useful tool for anyone who simply needs to collect, store, and organize web content. It offers a number of features that make it easy to clip, annotate, and organize information. If additional features are needed on top of these basic features, other competitors should be looked at.

Diigo is a handy tool for collecting stuff from the web, like bookmarks, highlights, and notes.


It’s a good deal with its premium plans, but the old-fashioned design and limited highlight colors might be a turn-off.


If you want something that looks nicer and offers more customization, check out alternatives like Web Highlights.

Our Recommendation

In our comparison between OneNote Web Clipper and Diigo, OneNote Web Clipper came out on top, scoring 8.8.

OneNote Web Clipper is the most widely used, with over 2 million users and 69k+ reviews—and it also delivered the strongest performance in our tests. User reviews for OneNote Web Clipper reflect our findings, while we rate Diigo lower than users do.

Notably, Diigo has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.60, which is even higher than our rating of 7.8.

There are some noticeable differences between these extensions, so it's worth considering your priorities and the details below.


  • Looking for the richest feature set? Diigo stands out with a rating of 8.5. On the other hand, OneNote Web Clipper lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • Need top performance? OneNote Web Clipper stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • Design lovers, take note: OneNote Web Clipper stands out with a rating of 8.5. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.
  • Want to get the most for your money? OneNote Web Clipper stands out with a rating of 9.2. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • If you hate complicated tools, OneNote Web Clipper stands out with a rating of 9.3. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.8.
  • With privacy and security becoming ever more important, OneNote Web Clipper stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Diigo lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.5.

If you want a quick recommendation, OneNote Web Clipper is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.