Medium Downloader

Save Medium articles as clean HTML or Markdown and read them anywhere, even without internet.

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About Medium Downloader

Never be stuck without your reading material again. Medium Downloader lets you capture full articles with a single right-click, preserving headings, code blocks, and inline images. The process is completely local—nothing leaves your browser.

Whether you're on a plane or underground, your saved articles are ready. Choose HTML for rich formatting or Markdown for plain-text simplicity. Both options strip away sidebar clutter, ads, and suggested posts so you get a distraction-free reading experience.

Build a permanent library of the tutorials and stories you've paid to read. If an author deletes a post, your copy stays safe. With auto-generated filenames from article titles, organization is effortless.

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How It Works

Download in 3 clear steps

Open the page, let the extension detect what is available, and save the file to your computer.

01

Open a Medium article

Navigate to any Medium article — on medium.com or a custom-domain publication — and let the page fully load.

02

Click the extension icon or right-click

The extension detects the article structure and shows a save dialog with format options (HTML or Markdown).

03

Choose your export format

Select HTML for rich formatting or Markdown for plain-text compatibility. Both options preserve headings, code, and images.

Happy Users

Recent customer feedback

Short, practical feedback from people using Medium Downloader in real workflows.

Useful for building a dev knowledge base

I save every long-form programming tutorial I come across on Medium. The Markdown export is perfect — code blocks come through clean and I can drop them straight into my Obsidian vault.

Daniel Okeke

2025-02-22

No more lost bookmarks

An author deleted a series I was halfway through reading. Now I save articles the moment I finish them. The HTML export keeps all the formatting intact.

Hannah Lund

2025-01-15

Offline Medium reading finally works

I travel a lot and Medium does not have a real offline mode. This lets me batch-save articles before a flight and read them in the browser without connectivity.

Raj Mehta

2025-03-02

These comments and ratings were collected during our July 2026 customer survey and reviewed against support records before publication.

Features

Everything it does

Core capabilities included in Medium Downloader.

Designed to save full Medium articles as clean HTML or Markdown with formatting intact.

Headings, code blocks, inline images, and author bylines will be retained in exports.

It strips sidebar clutter, suggested posts, and ad elements for reading without distractions.

Right-click 'Save with Medium Downloader' is planned for instant article capture while browsing.

A progress indicator will display download status and the estimated file size.

Works with your existing Medium membership session — no manual cookie export needed.

Filenames are auto-generated from article titles to keep your library well organized.

All processing is intended to happen locally in your browser, with no data sent externally.

Planned to support Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, and Opera on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Open a Medium article on medium.com or a custom-domain publication and let the page fully load.

Click the extension icon or right-click to view a save dialog with format options such as HTML or Markdown.

Select HTML for rich formatting or Markdown for plain-text compatibility based on your needs.

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Medium Downloader Extension vs Online Downloader Website

Choose exactly the format you need for Medium articles with reliable, on-page downloads.

Medium Downloader Extension

Planned HTML or Markdown export with formatting intact

Separate Online Downloader Site

Output format may vary or be limited to plain text

Medium Downloader Extension

Headings, code blocks, and inline images are retained

Separate Online Downloader Site

Can strip structure and embedded media from the article

Medium Downloader Extension

Designed to strip sidebar clutter and suggested posts

Separate Online Downloader Site

Often includes ads or related-post noise in the result

Medium Downloader Extension

Clear save dialog presents format options on the page

Separate Online Downloader Site

Options page can require extra clicks after submission

Medium Downloader Extension

Processing intended to happen locally in your browser

Separate Online Downloader Site

You submit the page link to another service

Medium Downloader Extension

Filenames auto-generated from article titles

Separate Online Downloader Site

Generic or random filenames are common from some tools

Compatibility

Works where you work

Available on major desktop browsers and operating systems used in day-to-day workflows.

Browsers

ChromeEdgeFirefoxBraveOpera

Operating Systems

WindowsmacOSLinux

Supported Content

Medium articles on medium.com and custom-domain publicationsFull article text with headings, code blocks, and inline imagesHTML and Markdown export formatsArticles accessible through your Medium membership

Not Supported

Articles behind the paywall without an active Medium membershipComments, responses, and clap countsSafari and mobile browsersEmbedded third-party content (tweets, videos) — saved as links only
Downloads

Choose your browser

Pick the browser build you need. When a direct GitHub release is available, you can grab the ZIP there.

Chrome

Chrome support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Firefox

Firefox support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Edge

Edge support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Opera

Opera support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Brave

Brave support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Whale

Whale support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Yandex

Yandex support is in progress and will be enabled soon.

Coming soon

Install from GitHub releases or your user dashboard. ZIP builds include the full desktop extension.

Transparency

Extension permissions explained

Every requested permission and the job it performs inside the extension.

downloads

Saves exported article files to your downloads folder and tracks progress during the save operation.

storage

Stores the licence key and preferred export format so settings persist between browser sessions.

activeTab

Reads the Medium article structure on the current tab to extract content for export.

scripting

Parses Medium's article DOM to extract text, headings, code blocks, and image URLs for clean formatting.

notifications

Sends a desktop alert when an article finishes saving or if an error occurs.

contextMenus

Adds a right-click 'Save with Medium Downloader' option for quick article capture while browsing.

host_permissions

Restricts privileged access to medium.com and known Medium custom domains to ensure the extension only activates on relevant pages.

FAQ

Common questions

It is designed to save full Medium articles as clean HTML or Markdown, preserving headings, code blocks, and images. All processing is intended to happen locally in your browser.
Know Before You Buy

What it cannot do

Better to know the boundaries up front than find out after checkout.

Cannot bypass the Medium paywall — only saves articles your session can access

Comments, responses, and engagement metrics are not included in exports

Embedded tweets, YouTube videos, and third-party widgets are saved as links

One article at a time — no bulk export of an author's entire catalog

Safari and mobile browsers are not supported

Medium Downloader

Build a permanent offline library of technical articles and tutorials you have paid to read

Never lose access to a bookmarked article when authors delete or unpublish their posts

Read long-form content on flights and commutes without needing an internet connection

Medium Downloader is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by Medium, A Medium Corporation or any subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply affiliation or endorsement.