Managing Articles

Downloading Multiple Articles

Current options and limitations for downloading several articles from your history.

Overview

VidToArticle is optimized for downloading individual articles as Markdown or PDF. Many users also want an easy way to download multiple articles at once.

Right now, there is no single-click bulk export (for example, "Download all as ZIP"). This guide explains what is currently possible and how to work efficiently with multiple downloads.

1. Downloading a single article from My Articles

In the My Articles page:

  1. Locate an article in the list.
  2. Use the Download control on that row (usually a small button or dropdown).
  3. Choose your preferred format, such as:
    • Markdown (.md)
    • PDF (.pdf) (depending on your plan)

The file will download to your browser just like any other file.

For more detail on formats, see Downloading as Markdown & PDF.

2. Downloading multiple articles one by one

Until a true bulk-download feature is available, the practical way to get several articles is to download them sequentially:

  1. Use search and style filters on My Articles to narrow down to the articles you care about.
  2. For each article in the filtered list:
    • Click the Download control.
    • Choose your desired format.

Tips to make this smoother:

  • Work in focused batches (for example, download the 10 most recent posts).
  • Keep a dedicated folder on your computer for VidToArticle exports.
  • Consider using your browser’s "Open downloads folder" shortcut to quickly verify files.

3. Downloading from the article viewer

When you open an article in the Article Viewer, you can usually:

  1. Click Download inside the viewer.
  2. Pick Markdown or PDF.

This is helpful if you want to visually review each article before downloading it.

4. What is not available yet

To be explicit about current limitations:

  • There is no built-in multi-select to choose many articles and download them in a single action.
  • There is no automatic ZIP export of all articles in your account or all articles from a time range.

These capabilities may be added in the future, but are not available today.

5. Advanced: programmatic exports (API)

If you are comfortable with scripting or development, you can use the VidToArticle API to:

  • List your articles.
  • Download article content programmatically.

This allows you to build your own bulk export tooling (for example, a script that downloads all articles to a local folder).

For details, see the separate API Documentation page in the docs.

6. Summary

  • Today: downloads are per-article, via My Articles or the Article Viewer.
  • Bulk workflows: use filtering plus sequential downloads, or the API for automation.
  • Future: a proper bulk export feature may be introduced later, but is not yet part of the app.