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How to Save Dev.to Articles as Markdown

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Dev.to is one of the best platforms for developer content --- tutorials, career advice, and real-world coding tips. But articles are scattered across the platform with no good way to organize or save them for reference. Here’s how to capture Dev.to content as clean Markdown.

Why Save Dev.to Articles as Markdown?

Dev.to content has specific needs:

  • Code blocks matter --- tutorials are full of code that needs proper formatting
  • Articles evolve --- authors update or delete posts
  • No offline mode --- requires internet access
  • Hard to organize --- Dev.to’s reading list is basic

Saving to Markdown preserves code formatting and gives you a portable archive.

What Save Captures from Dev.to

Article Content

  • Full article text with heading structure
  • Code blocks with syntax highlighting language tags
  • Inline code preserved
  • Tables and lists
  • Cover images referenced
  • Author and publication date

Example Output

# Building a CLI Tool in Rust: A Practical Guide

**Author:** @rustacean_sarah
**Published:** March 20, 2026
**Tags:** rust, cli, tutorial

---

If you've been wanting to build your first Rust CLI tool,
this guide walks through a real project from `cargo init`
to publishing on crates.io...

## Project Setup

\`\`\`bash
cargo init my-cli
cd my-cli
cargo add clap --features derive
\`\`\`

## Parsing Arguments with Clap

\`\`\`rust
use clap::Parser;

#[derive(Parser)]
#[command(name = "my-cli")]
struct Cli {
    /// The pattern to search for
    pattern: String,

    /// The path to search in
    #[arg(short, long, default_value = ".")]
    path: String,
}
\`\`\`

Use Cases

Building a Tutorial Library

  • Save the best tutorials in languages and frameworks you use
  • Organize by technology: Rust, TypeScript, Python, Go
  • Create a personal curriculum from Dev.to’s best content

Code Snippet Collection

  • Extract and archive useful code patterns
  • Build a reference library of implementations
  • Save solutions to problems you’ve encountered

Technical Writing Reference

  • Study how good technical writers structure content
  • Save examples of effective code tutorials
  • Build a swipe file for your own Dev.to posts

AI-Assisted Learning

  • Feed saved tutorials to AI for explanations
  • Ask AI to compare approaches from different articles
  • Generate exercises based on saved tutorial content

Tips for Best Results

  1. Full article pages --- save from the article’s permalink, not the feed view
  2. Series posts --- save each part individually for complete tutorials
  3. Code blocks preserved --- Save maintains language tags for syntax highlighting
  4. Embedded content --- CodePen, CodeSandbox embeds are converted to links

Get Started

Install Save from the Chrome Web Store --- build your developer knowledge base.

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