# MarkDownload - Markdown Web Clipper

> This extension works like a web clipper, but it downloads articles in a markdown format. Turndown and Readability.js are used as core libraries. It is not guaranteed to work with all websites.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdownload](https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdownload)

## Overview

- **ID:** `markdownload`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** death.au
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging
- **Daily users:** 11,043
- **Weekly downloads:** 273
- **Rating:** 4.85 / 5 (113 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-09-26
- **First published:** 2020-05-13
- **Size:** 406 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdownload/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/deathau/markdown-clipper](https://github.com/deathau/markdown-clipper)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdownload/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/markdownload/privacy/)

## Description

MarkDownload is a powerful Chrome extension designed for users who want to save web content in markdown format effortlessly. Utilizing Mozilla's Readability.js and Turndown, it simplifies web pages and converts them into clean, readable markdown files. With features like clipping entire pages, selected text, or multiple tabs, it offers flexible options tailored for productivity and offline reading.

You can interact with MarkDownload via its icon or context menus, making it easy to copy or download snippets directly. Additionally, it supports integration with Obsidian through the "Advanced Obsidian URI" community plugin, enhancing workflows for Obsidian users. As an open-source, free tool, MarkDownload emphasizes privacy and usability, requiring minimal permissions solely for its functionality.

## Rankings

- #738 — Overall
- #36 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #34 — ad skipper
- #54 — license
- #55 — web
- #78 — library

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `activeTab`
- `downloads`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `clipboardWrite`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Reviews consistently praise MarkDownload as easy to use and very useful for Markdown workflows. The main recurring benefit is a streamlined process that makes it quick to capture and assemble Markdown content. Some users request improvements like a quick copy button and clearer button captions, and one notes the generated HTML can be excessive. Overall, the add-on is well-received and valuable for documenting and sharing Markdown content, with a few feature requests for small workflow tweaks.

### Pros

- Easy to use and convenient for compiling Markdown content (mentioned in reviews 2 and 6)
- Broad positive sentiment across diverse reviews indicating overall satisfaction (mentioned in reviews 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/markdownload)