Install it, then make your first capture

Gray Hole works in desktop Chrome 116+ — no account needed.

Opens the official Chrome Web Store in a new tab.

In Chrome Web Store review right now. The "Add to Chrome" button lands here once it clears — want a heads-up? Write to me.

Pin Gray Hole

Pinning Gray Hole from Chrome's extensions menu

Click the puzzle icon in Chrome's toolbar and pin Gray Hole.

The screenshot is Chrome in English; the puzzle and pin icons are in the same place in every language. Pinning is recommended, not required for saving.

Select text. Click +

Selecting text on a page and clicking the Gray Hole save bar

Select a passage and click + on the floating bar.

Edit or export

Open a clip to edit, copy, or export it.

Why the "read and change all your data" permission

Only at the moment you select something does Gray Hole read that passage — no background scraping. The item-by-item list is in Permissions & network.