What is Scribd? Scribd, referred as “Netflix for Books”, is one of the best digital library platform with more than 80 million readers all around the world. Scribd members can listen and read an unlimited number of audiobooks, ebooks, magazines, docs and sheet music.
For those wondering, "Can I download from Scribd?" "Can I download Scribd books, documents and Audiobooks for offline reading and listening"?—you've come to the right place. In this article, I will share different ways to download Scribd books, documents, audiobooks and podcasts to your computer.
Updated: Since November 1, 2023, Scribd has divided its content into two products: Scribd and Everand. Scribd encompasses community-uploaded documents, while Everand provides content such as ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, magazines, articles, and sheet music. If you want to download Everand files, just go directly to the ultimate guide to download Everand books, audiobooks, and music sheet with 1-click.
1. Download Scribd Documents for Free
After logging into your Scribd account with your Facebook or Google credentials, locate the desired documents and click the 'Download' button. You will be redirected to a page prompting you to 'Get Unlimited Downloads with a Free Scribd Trial.' If you are not ready to subscribe to Scribd but still wish to download documents, you can do so using the following method.
1 (General Method) Download Scribd Documents for free by uploading a file to Scribd
Scribd operates on a reciprocal model, encouraging users to contribute and benefit mutually. The platform is built on the premise that if you receive assistance, you should also contribute in a meaningful way. As a manifestation of this principle, uploading a file to Scribd automatically enables document downloads. Let's explore how this process works.
Step 1 Sign in to Scribd with your facebook or Google Account, or your Scribd cridentials.
Step 2 Click "Upload" and select your local saved files to upload.
Scribd supports file types inlcuding TXT, PDF, PPT, DOC, DOCX, XLS, and more.
You need to fill in the documents title and description and then click on "Done".
Once finished, you will get a link to view and share this documents. Now if you want to download Scribd documents, you will see the download button.
Step 3 Download Scribd documents for free.
Find the book you want to download and click on "Download Now" button.
Choose the file format for your file.
Then you'll see the Scribd file downloaded to your computer successfully.
2 Download Scribd Documents without Download Option
Some Scribd documents lack download options. Is there any way to download these kinds of documents? Certainly, you can effortlessly accomplish this task by using a free online Scribd downloader.
Here I will show you how to download Scribd docs with free document doownloader --DocDownloader.
Step 1 Copy and paste your Scribd Documents link to DocDownloader.
Step 2 You'll see the download button and click it.
Step 3 You'll be redirected to a new page with the real download button. Verify Captcha and then click "Download" to download scribd documents to your computer.
Now you can download Scribd documents that has no download button.
2. Download Scribd Books, comics, music sheets via Everand App for Android/iOS
As a premium user of Scribd, you can read unlimited books each month but you cannot download Scribd books to your computer. Is there any way to download Scribd books for offline reading? Yes, you can download Scribd books via Scribd for Android or iOS app.
Everand for Android Everand for iOS
Step 1 Sign in the Scribd on your mobile phone or tablets and find the ebooks, music sheet or audiobooks you want to download and click "Save" button under the book cover to save this Scribd title to your library.
Step 2 Go to the 'Saved' tab, then tap the "Download" button to download Scribd books to your Android or iOS devices.
This is the official way to download Scribd documents offline. Please note that this method also works for Scribd music sheets and audiobooks.
3. Download Scribd Audiobooks & Podcasts
Scribd does not allow users to download audiobooks or podcasts to their computers for offline listening. However, with the right tool, it is possible to download Scribd audiobooks or podcasts for offline access. In this section, I will show you how to record Scribd Audiobooks and postcasts to MP3 formats for free.
1 Prepare your tool: Audacity.
Audacity is an easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
Download Audacity for Windows/Mac/Linux
2 Play the Scribd audiobook via web browser on your computer and then record the audio with Audacity.
Then you can record your Scribd audiobooks to your computer with this complete free software.
Pro tip: Convert Everand eBook, Audiobooks, Podcasts and Music sheet with 1-Click
It's been a while since Scribd moved ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, magazines, newspapers, sheet music to Everand. Different from Scribd Documents, Everand ebooks, audiobooks, podcast and music sheet has not download option if you are visiting the Everand via web browser on computer. Yes, you get it. There is no offical method to downloading Everand files on computer. Everand only enables you to download Everand via Everand App for Android and iOS. Here comes to the solution:you can download Everand ebooks, audiobooks and music sheets with Android emulator on Windows or Mac computer.
You just need to install Android emulator on your computer, and then install Everand apk on Android emulator. Then login Everand with your credentials, then click 'Saved' to find all your saved items. Then click "Download" icon to download Everand ebooks, audiobooks and music sheets on your computer.
Try Epubor Everand Converter--convert your saved Everand to epub, pdf or AAC with only one-click.
Make sure you've already download your Everand books, music sheets or audiobooks to your computer via Android emulator first.
After the installation of Epubor Everand Converter, click "Refresh" button to load and display downloaded Everand books, audiobooks and music sheets in the left side. Drag them to the right side, click on "Start Conversion". All your downloaded Everand ebooks will be converted to epub format. All download music sheets will be converted to pdf files. All downloaded Everand audiobook will be converted to AAC format.
Watch video tutorial to learn how to convert Everand ebooks, audiobooks and music sheets
FAQs on Downloading from Scribd or Everand
Q: How to download Everand sheet music to your computer?
A: You can download Scribd sheet music via the Everand App for Android or iOS. However, you may not find your downloaded music sheet on your PC/Mac computer. If you want to download Scribd sheet music, you can take a screenshot and save it as a picture or PDF file. A much better approach is to download Everand Music Sheet to EPUB with Epubor Everand Downloader.
Q: Can I download Scribd documents with no download button?
A: Yes, with some online free Scribd Downloader, you can easily download the Scribd documents to PDF with no "Download" button. But you may be redirected many times to get the Scribd documents downloaded to PDF successfully. However, there is another way to download the Scribd documents easily.
Step 1: Open the book you want to download, and find your Document ID at the the browser bar. 
Step 2: Simply use this link https://www.scribd.com/embeds/583832043/content, and change the Document ID to your the book you want to download, and then right click the book content and choose to "Save as html".
Q: Can I download Everand ebooks for free? Like find the copy in Scribd Documents library?
A: Please note that Everand ebooks cannot be downloaded to your computer but you can view them using the web viewer on PC/Mac. However, I found something very interesting: some eBooks in Everand are also available in the Scribd documents library. Even better news is that documents in Scribd can be downloaded to your computer, as many of them have the "Download" button. It's important to note that not all Everand ebooks are included in the Scribd Documents library.
Q: Can I download documents from Scribd?
A: If a document can be downloaded directly, you will see a “Download” button beneath the document's description and information on the Scribd website. If the “Download” button is absent, the document is not available for direct download.
Q: How to download Scribd to PDF for free online?
A: If Scribd documents can be downloaded, there may be two file types available: PDF and TXT. You can simply choose "PDF" and then click on the 'Download PDF' button to download the document as a PDF for free. Please note that if you are not a paid subscriber of Scribd or Everand, you will need to upload files to Scribd to trade for download credits.
Q: Can I read Scribd/Everand on Kindle?
A: Scribd app is not compatible with Kindle paperwhite, but you can download scribd documents to pdf and transfer it to your kindle.
Q: Is there any Scribd alternative?
A: Many Scribd books are also available in Internet Archive library which is a free online library. So you can also download Internet Archive books to your computer for free.
Have you downloded sucessfully from Scribd to your computer?
Have you downloaded your Everand books, audiobooks, podcasts, and music sheets to your PC/Mac with Epubor Everand Downloader?
Is there any other way to download from Scribd? You are welcome to share your methods in the comments section.
Iris Yan has been a passionate member of Epubor since 2017. Her mission is to enhance your ebook reading experience by sharing insightful tips and tricks. Join her on a journey towards reading excellence today!
