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Substack Exporter

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Back up entire Substack publications as Markdown, HTML or EPUB — including the paid posts you subscribe to. Bundle images for fully offline reading, and export comment threads, Notes, and your subscription list.

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Archive Export Complete
812 posts saved as Markdown
Offline Media
2,300 images bundled locally
Auto Resume
Paused by rate limit, resuming in 5 min

Everything Worth Keeping, Kept

Back up the newsletters you read — and paid for — in formats built to last

Full Archive Backup

Walk the entire archive of any publication and save every post — one Markdown file per post with frontmatter, plus a metadata index.

Your Paid Content Included

Posts behind the paywall export in full for publications you subscribe to, using your own browser login. Back up what you paid for.

Markdown, HTML & EPUB

Choose clean Markdown for your notes app, self-contained HTML for browsing, or EPUB for reading whole publications on your e-reader.

Fully Offline Media

Optionally download every image in every post. Links are rewritten to local files so archives stay readable even if Substack goes away.

Comments, Notes & Reads

Export full comment trees with reply structure, any user’s public Notes, their Reads list, and your own subscriptions as CSV.

Reliable Task Engine

Exports run in the background with automatic resume after rate limits, network errors, or browser restarts. Progress is never lost.

Perfect For

Whether you read on an e-reader, archive for the long term, or study the conversation

Offline Reading

Turn a whole publication into a single EPUB and read years of writing on your Kindle or Kobo, no internet required.

Permanent Backup

Writers delete posts, publications move, subscriptions lapse. Keep a local Markdown archive of the content you paid for.

Research

Export comment threads with full reply structure, Notes activity, and Reads lists as CSV for content analysis.

Choose Your Plan

Start free, upgrade when you need more

Free Version

$0

Perfect for trying out the extension

Up to 100 records per task
Markdown, HTML & CSV export
Paid posts you subscribe to included
Automatic resume & rate limit handling
Community support
Download Free
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Pro

$19.99

Lifetime license · No monthly fees

Unlimited records per task
EPUB export for e-readers
Offline media download (images bundled)
Unlimited concurrent tasks
Email support & free lifetime updates

Frequently Asked Questions

Can it export paid, subscriber-only posts?

Yes — for publications your own account has paid access to. The extension uses your existing browser login, so it exports exactly what you can already read. It cannot and will not bypass paywalls for publications you have not subscribed to; those posts export as the free preview only.

Does it work with custom domains?

Yes. Many publications use their own domain (like www.noahpinion.blog) instead of a substack.com subdomain. Paste any URL into the task creator and the extension detects whether it is a Substack publication automatically.

What can I export?

Entire publication archives or single posts (Markdown, HTML, EPUB), full comment threads with reply structure, any user’s public Notes, their public Reads list, and your own subscription list (CSV). Images inside posts can be downloaded and bundled for fully offline archives.

How is this different from Substack’s own export?

Substack’s built-in export is for writers backing up their own publication. This extension is for readers: it backs up publications you read and subscribe to, in reader-friendly formats like Markdown and EPUB, with images bundled for offline use.

Is my data secure?

All processing happens locally in your browser using IndexedDB for storage. No data is sent to external servers, and your exported files are saved directly to your computer.

Are there limits on how much I can export?

The free version supports up to 100 records per task — enough to try every feature on a small publication. The Pro version removes the limit entirely and adds EPUB export, offline media download, and unlimited concurrent tasks.

What happens if an export is interrupted?

Every post is saved as soon as it is fetched. If the browser restarts or Substack rate limits the connection, the task pauses and automatically resumes from where it left off — an interruption costs at most one post.