Terms & ethics

1. What mdown is

A tool that saves a file from a link you paste. It runs in your browser; the download itself passes through an API server that someone has to operate. mdown hosts no media, keeps no library, and redistributes nothing.

2. What you may do

Save content you own, content that is licensed for reuse, content in the public domain, or content a service's terms allow you to keep. That is the whole permitted use, and it is broader than it sounds.

3. What you may not do

• Break encryption. DRM-protected services are refused. Nothing here circumvents a technical protection measure.
• Bypass access controls. Logins, paywalls and region locks are not worked around.
• Redistribute. Uploading or sharing copies of someone else's work is infringement, and this tool has no ability to do it.
• Abuse the server. Automated scraping, resale of access, or anything that gets the host terminated.

4. No warranty

Provided as is. No guarantee of uptime, of a particular file, or of fitness for any purpose. You are responsible for what you save and for how you use it. If a download is unlawful where you live, don't do it — that is on you, not on the software.

5. Privacy

Settings and recent links live in your browser's local storage. No account, no cookies, no analytics, no third-party requests. Files processed by the local tools never leave your device. Files downloaded through an API are deleted shortly after transfer.

6. Donations

If a donate link is shown, it is a tip jar: voluntary, not payment for anything, and not a subscription. Nothing is unlocked by donating — no priority, no extra features, no removal of limits. No account is created, no receipt is issued, and no donor information is stored or seen by the site. Whatever a payment provider or wallet reveals to you is between you and them; crypto addresses are published precisely because they identify nobody.

7. Changes

These terms may change as the tool does. The date below is the version you are agreeing to.