Substack Downloader

Save Substack articles as clean Markdown or HTML files and read them offline anywhere, no cell service needed.

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About Substack Downloader

Your favorite newsletters shouldn't disappear when you go offline. Substack Downloader captures complete posts—text, images, and formatting—and saves them as clean Markdown or HTML. No more staring at a loading spinner on the subway.

Just open any Substack post and click the extension icon. It strips out navigation, ads, and subscription prompts automatically, leaving only the article. Files are named with the publication, date, and title so your archive stays organized.

Take your reading to flights, trains, or remote cabins. The saved files open in any text editor or note-taking app like Obsidian or Notion. Build a permanent, searchable library that's always available—no internet required.

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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 Substack post

Navigate to any article or newsletter post on a Substack publication. The extension detects the post content and metadata automatically.

02

Click the extension icon

The popup shows the post title, author, publication, and date. Choose your preferred output format — Markdown or HTML.

03

Download the article

The extension captures the full post content, strips Substack navigation and ads, and downloads inline images alongside the text.

Happy Users

Recent customer feedback

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

big help for newsletter research

I research media narratives and follow about 20 Substack writers. Being able to save posts as Markdown and drop them into Obsidian has completely changed my workflow. Clean files, no Substack clutter.

Dana Whitford

2025-02-05

Saved my trial content just in time

My paid trial was about to expire and I wanted to keep access to a few long investigative pieces. Saved them all in under ten minutes. The Markdown output is surprisingly well-structured.

Tomás Ibarra

2025-03-18

Offline commute reading solved

I read Substacks on my commute through a tunnel with no signal. Now I just download the morning posts before I leave and read them as local files. Simple and reliable.

Sienna Nguyen

2025-01-27

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 Substack Downloader.

With a single click, the extension will capture the full text, inline images, and formatting of any Substack post.

You can save articles as clean Markdown or HTML files that work seamlessly with your favorite reader or note-taking app.

Embedded image references and alt text are preserved so articles reproduce completely offline.

It is designed to handle both free and paid posts that your account session has permission to view.

From Substack podcast pages, the tool will capture episode metadata and show notes.

Navigation elements, ads, and subscription prompts are stripped from the saved content automatically.

Output files are named using the publication name, date, and post title so your archive stays organized.

The extension uses your existing Substack login session and never stores credentials or makes external API calls.

Navigate to any article or newsletter post; the extension will detect the content and metadata on its own.

See title, author, publication, and date in the popup, then select Markdown or HTML.

When you download the article, the full post content is captured, and inline images are saved alongside the text.

Launch the exported file in editors, readers, or browsers, and pull it into note apps.

Compare

Substack Downloader Extension vs Online Downloader Website

See how staying on the Substack page contrasts with link-submission tools.

Substack Downloader

Detects post content and metadata automatically on the page

Online Downloader Website

Requires copying and submitting the page link to another site

Substack Downloader

Captures full text, inline images, and formatting in one click

Online Downloader Website

May lose embedded images or structure when pasting a link

Substack Downloader

Uses your existing Substack session for paid posts

Online Downloader Website

Can miss subscriber-only content without session context

Substack Downloader

Saves as clean Markdown or HTML with organized filenames

Online Downloader Website

Often provides generic filenames or limited format choices

Substack Downloader

Strips navigation, ads, and subscription prompts automatically

Online Downloader Website

May deliver full page HTML with unrelated elements

Substack Downloader

Works entirely in-browser without external API calls

Online Downloader Website

Depends on an external site's processing and availability

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

Free and paid Substack newsletter posts you have access toInline images and embedded media referencesPodcast episode pages with show notes and metadataArticles across any custom-domain Substack publication

Not Supported

Paywalled posts you do not have an active subscription forComment threads and reader discussionsAudio file downloads from podcast episodesSafari and mobile browsers
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 Substack articles and inline images to your downloads folder as Markdown or HTML files.

storage

Stores your licence key, output format preference, and naming settings between browser sessions.

activeTab

Reads the Substack post content on the tab you are currently viewing to extract article text and images.

scripting

Parses the Substack page structure to extract the full article content, metadata, and inline image sources.

notifications

Sends a desktop notification when an article download with images finishes processing.

host_permissions

Restricts access to substack.com subdomains and custom-domain Substack publications for content extraction.

FAQ

Common questions

The extension is designed to export posts as clean Markdown or HTML files. Markdown will work well with note-taking apps, while HTML is intended to preserve the original styling.
Know Before You Buy

What it cannot do

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

Downloads one post at a time — no bulk publication export

Comments and discussion threads are not captured

Podcast audio files are not downloaded, only episode page text and metadata

Paid content requires an active subscription to that publication

Some complex embedded widgets like polls or surveys may not render in saved files

Safari and mobile browsers are not supported

Substack Downloader

Keep permanent copies of newsletter content before trial subscriptions expire or posts move behind paywalls

Build a searchable offline research archive from multiple Substack publications

Read long-form articles on flights and commutes without needing cell service

Import clean Markdown files directly into note-taking tools like Obsidian, Notion, or Bear

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