diff --git a/extensions/web-clipper/src/views/main.tsx b/extensions/web-clipper/src/views/main.tsx
index c69b53be2..80b0de2a3 100644
--- a/extensions/web-clipper/src/views/main.tsx
+++ b/extensions/web-clipper/src/views/main.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,20 @@ const clipModes: { name: string; id: ClipMode; icon: string; pro?: boolean }[] =
     }
   ];
 
+enum ClipperState {
+  Idle = "idle",
+  Clipping = "clipping",
+  Clipped = "clipped",
+  Error = "error"
+}
+
+const clipperButtonLabelMap: Record<ClipperState, string> = {
+  [ClipperState.Clipping]: "Clipping...",
+  [ClipperState.Clipped]: "Save clip",
+  [ClipperState.Error]: "Retry Clip",
+  [ClipperState.Idle]: "Start clip"
+};
+
 export function Main() {
   const [error, setError] = useState<string>();
   // const [colorMode, setColorMode] = useColorMode();
@@ -98,7 +112,6 @@ export function Main() {
   const [title, setTitle] = useState<string>();
   const [hasPermission, setHasPermission] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [url, setUrl] = useState<string>();
-  const [clipNonce, setClipNonce] = useState(0);
   const [clipMode, setClipMode] = usePersistentState<ClipMode>(
     "clipMode",
     "simplified"
@@ -107,10 +120,12 @@ export function Main() {
     "clipArea",
     "article"
   );
-  const [isClipping, setIsClipping] = useState(false);
   const [note, setNote] = usePersistentState<ItemReference>("note");
   const [refs, setRefs] = usePersistentState<SelectedReference[]>("refs", []);
   const [clipData, setClipData] = useState<ClipData>();
+  const [clipperState, setClipperState] = useState<ClipperState>(
+    ClipperState.Idle
+  );
   const pageTitle = useRef<string>();
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -129,7 +144,6 @@ export function Main() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
-      if (!clipArea || !clipMode) return;
       if (
         !isPremium &&
         (clipMode === "complete" || clipMode === "screenshot")
@@ -137,25 +151,8 @@ export function Main() {
         setClipMode("simplified");
         return;
       }
-
-      try {
-        setIsClipping(true);
-        setClipData(
-          await clip(clipArea, clipMode, {
-            ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
-            ...settings,
-            images: isPremium,
-            inlineImages: isPremium
-          })
-        );
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.error(e);
-        if (e instanceof Error) setError(e.message);
-      } finally {
-        setIsClipping(false);
-      }
     })();
-  }, [isPremium, clipArea, clipMode, clipNonce]);
+  }, [isPremium, clipArea, clipMode]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     (async () => {
@@ -168,6 +165,32 @@ export function Main() {
     })();
   }, [settings]);
 
+  async function startClip() {
+    if (!clipArea || !clipMode) return;
+
+    try {
+      setError(undefined);
+      setClipperState(ClipperState.Clipping);
+      setClipData(
+        await clip(clipArea, clipMode, {
+          ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+          ...settings,
+          images: isPremium,
+          inlineImages: isPremium
+        })
+      );
+      setClipperState(ClipperState.Clipped);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+      if (e instanceof Error) {
+        setError(e.message);
+      }
+      setClipperState(ClipperState.Error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const isClipping = clipperState === ClipperState.Clipping;
+
   if (!hasPermission && !!settings?.corsProxy) {
     return (
       <FlexScrollContainer style={{ maxHeight: 560 }}>
@@ -241,10 +264,11 @@ export function Main() {
             key={item.id}
             variant="icon"
             onClick={() => {
+              setError(undefined);
+              setClipperState(ClipperState.Idle);
               setClipArea(item.id);
-              setClipNonce((s) => ++s);
             }}
-            disabled={isClipping}
+            disabled={isClipping || clipperState === ClipperState.Clipped}
             sx={{
               display: "flex",
               borderRadius: "default",
@@ -283,10 +307,15 @@ export function Main() {
             key={item.id}
             variant="icon"
             onClick={() => {
+              setError(undefined);
+              setClipperState(ClipperState.Idle);
               setClipMode(item.id);
-              setClipNonce((s) => ++s);
             }}
-            disabled={isClipping || (item.pro && !isPremium)}
+            disabled={
+              isClipping ||
+              clipperState === ClipperState.Clipped ||
+              (item.pro && !isPremium)
+            }
             sx={{
               display: "flex",
               borderRadius: "default",
@@ -314,31 +343,53 @@ export function Main() {
         ))}
 
         {clipData && clipData.data && !isClipping && (
-          <Text
-            variant="body"
-            sx={{
-              mt: 1,
-              bg: "shade",
-              color: "accent",
-              p: 1,
-              border: "1px solid var(--accent)",
-              borderRadius: "default",
-              cursor: "pointer",
-              ":hover": {
-                filter: "brightness(80%)"
-              }
-            }}
-            onClick={async () => {
-              const winUrl = URL.createObjectURL(
-                new Blob(["\ufeff", clipData.data], { type: "text/html" })
-              );
-              await browser.windows.create({
-                url: winUrl
-              });
-            }}
-          >
-            Clip done. Click here to preview.
-          </Text>
+          <Flex sx={{ gap: 1, justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
+            <Text
+              variant="body"
+              sx={{
+                flex: 1,
+                mt: 1,
+                bg: "shade",
+                color: "accent",
+                p: 1,
+                border: "1px solid var(--accent)",
+                borderRadius: "default",
+                cursor: "pointer",
+                ":hover": {
+                  filter: "brightness(80%)"
+                }
+              }}
+              onClick={async () => {
+                const winUrl = URL.createObjectURL(
+                  new Blob(["\ufeff", clipData.data], { type: "text/html" })
+                );
+                await browser.windows.create({
+                  url: winUrl
+                });
+              }}
+            >
+              Clip done. Click here to preview.
+            </Text>
+            <Text
+              variant="body"
+              sx={{
+                mt: 1,
+                bg: "background-secondary",
+                p: 1,
+                borderRadius: "default",
+                cursor: "pointer",
+                ":hover": {
+                  filter: "brightness(80%)"
+                }
+              }}
+              onClick={async () => {
+                setClipData(undefined);
+                setClipperState(ClipperState.Idle);
+              }}
+            >
+              Discard
+            </Text>
+          </Flex>
         )}
 
         {error && (
@@ -357,7 +408,7 @@ export function Main() {
               }
             }}
             onClick={async () => {
-              setClipNonce((s) => ++s);
+              await startClip();
             }}
           >
             {ERROR_MAP[error] || error}
@@ -400,8 +451,16 @@ export function Main() {
         <Button
           variant="accent"
           sx={{ mt: 1 }}
-          disabled={!clipData}
+          disabled={isClipping}
           onClick={async () => {
+            if (
+              clipperState === ClipperState.Idle ||
+              clipperState === ClipperState.Error
+            ) {
+              await startClip();
+              return;
+            }
+
             if (!clipData || !title || !clipArea || !clipMode || !url) return;
 
             const notesnook = await connectApi(false);
@@ -433,7 +492,7 @@ export function Main() {
             window.close();
           }}
         >
-          Save clip
+          {clipperButtonLabelMap[clipperState]}
         </Button>
 
         <Flex