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WebScrapBook vs MarkDownload: catalog facts
WebScrapBook	MarkDownload
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
Browser extension	Browser extension
Builds an organised, searchable archive rather than loose files Annotations and highlights are stored with the capture	Saves pages as plain Markdown files you own Strips page clutter down to the readable content
Full features need the companion backend server running Setup is more involved than a one-click page saver	Not guaranteed to work on all websites Development pace of the original repository is uncertain
Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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