https://www.scribd.

com/doc/314610061/Lock-Box-Complete

METHOD ONE: UPLOADING DOCUMENTS

Our first method for downloading Scribd documents on the web today relies on
uploading a document of your own to a Scribd account, in order to gain access to the
document you want to download. We’ll be performing our test in Google Chrome,
though you should be able to accomplish this in any modern browser, including Firefox,
Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Start by heading over to Scribd.com and signing up for a
new account. Alternatively, if you already have an account with Scribd, you can use
your existing account by logging in. Scribd supports accounts with both Facebook and
Google sign-ins, so starting a new account is as easy as clicking a button and linking
your account. Once you’ve signed in, find the document you want to download and copy
the URL down to an outside source, like a Google Keep note or Word document.

From here, you’ll want to click the “Download” option on the right side of your display.
This will automatically redirect you to a page designed to help you set up your Scribd
subscription, complete with a 30-day trial. Above this page, however, you’ll see an
option to upload files from your computer, with a button that reads “Select Files to
Upload.” Click this button and, on your computer, prepare any kind of document. If you
have a word processor installed on your computer, like Word or Apple Pages, you can
use that to create a short, meaningless document. Alternately, you can use Google
Docs to create a free document on your computer, and download it to your device. The
document can contain anything, including straight gibberish; we recommend using
a Lorem Ipsum generator if you’re having trouble figuring out what to write. When your
document is uploaded, provide a title for the new file and hit “Save.”
Now, grab that URL we saved earlier in this process and paste it into the address bar at
the top of your web browser. A download button should load on your device, and you’ll
be able to save the Scribd document to your computer. However, we should mention
that, thanks to recent updates from Scribd, we’ve had some difficulties performing this
without first editing the HTML code using the inspect button on your browser. It’s not a
perfect solution, but once you edit the HTML for the View button to lead to your device,
you can download an HTML version of the page, allowing you to take the document
offline. If you have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro (check with your school or teacher),
you can convert the HTML document to a PDF.

METHOD TWO: USING THE PAGE SOURCE CODE

The second of two methods used for viewing Scribd documents, this involves using
Mozilla Firefox to view the page’s source code to gain access to the page’s info. As
mentioned above, we’ve experienced some hit or miss results with this method, but
since it only takes a couple minutes of your time to try, it’s worth trying anyway. You’ll
know this method has failed if you receive a message that announces an invalid key
error. Otherwise, let’s get going with your Scribd document. This was originally our top-
recommended way to download Scribd documents without paying for a membership,
but we’ve heard from enough users having difficulty with this process to demote it to a
backup method.
Start by navigating Firefox (we can’t suggest using Chrome, as Chrome generates a
.swf file that never manages to download) to the Scribd document you’re looking to save
to your computer. Though Scribd also carries full-length novels and other works of
fiction, we recommend only using this for nonfiction documents and other sources for
your projects, papers, and research. Inside your document’s preview, right-click the
document and select “View Page Source” from the menu. This will open a new tab in
your browser, displaying the source information for your Scribd target.

In this new page, hit Ctrl+F to open the Find in Page UI in Firefox. In this field, enter the
phrase “access_key,” and upon finding the result in the Scribd source code, highlight
and copy the code to your computer. It should be an alphanumerical code, and appear
as ‘key-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.” Now head back to the original document page in your
browser and look at the URL in the top of the browser. This time, we’re looking for the
document ID number in the URL of your specific page. Unlike the access key, the
document ID is listed in the URL, and consists of several numbers. The URL should
appear as “‘https://www.scribd.com/read/NUMBER/DOCUMENT TITLE.” We’ll be using
the number portion of that link in a moment.

Now, open up a new tab in Firefox. We’re going to create a new URL using the
information provided us by both the access key, the document ID number, and the
following partial URL:
“http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=NUMBER&access_key=ke
y-ACCESS_KEY”. When you’ve pasted this URL into your new tab, replace the number
section with the document ID and the access key area with the access key you grabbed
earlier. Following this, you’ll have to wait a few minutes for the page to load as your
documents begins to download from the Scribd servers. Once your document has
finished loading, use the print option to print to PDF, and your document will be saved to
your computer.
If this method doesn’t work for you, and you receive some form of error message from
Scribd, retry using the first method listed above. Users have reported to us that their
preferred method uses the document upload method listed above.

METHOD THREE: GREASEMONKEY SCRIPTS

For this next step, you’ll need to use one of multiple different Greasemonkey scripts to
download your document, in addition to using Firefox. This has been hit or miss with us
as well, especially as extensions and plugins age and Scribd continues to update their
site. Still, it’s worth mentioning if only for the sake of completion. The first thing you’ll
need to make sure you have is Firefox. Greasemonkey is a Firefox-only extension, and
though Tampermonkey exists for Chrome, we’re going to need to use Firefox for this
one. Install Greasemonkey from the Firefox plugin store, and head over to this site to
install the Scribd Greasemonkey extension. There are actually several of these that
exist online, and each may be worth trying until you find the correct one for you.

With your Greasemonkey script installed, you should be able to download Scribd
documents within your browser using the download key that appears on the top of the
page. That said, because Scribd is constantly changing their site, we can’t always
guarantee that you’ll be able to find a script that works. In our tests, we found success
using the script here, along with some of the scripts on GreasyFork, which also include
options to de-blur documents on Scribd.

***

Unfortunately, the nature of Scribd means that these methods are far from perfect.
Scribd doesn’t want users to access their document collection for free, and therefore,
these methods are always up in the air for whether or not they’ll work. Typically, trying
to force Scribds hand will get you somewhere, from a full-blown document downloaded
from their servers to a saved and converted HTML document that can be used for PDF
files. As always, we update this article once every couple months with the newest
information we can, and our comment section is a great way to see who else is having
success downloading from Scribd. None of the methods performed here are by any
means perfect, but with enough time, energy, and effort, making progress within Scribd
to gain access to documents for your homework or studying isn’t too far away.

POSTED BY JAMIE ON JANUARY 20, 2018

30 thoughts on “How To Download Scribd Documents For

Free”

JOHN DOE
MARCH 8, 2018 AT 12:38 AM

Method 1 works!! – March 7th, 2018

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SolidSteak
MARCH 5, 2018 AT 8:58 PM

Wow, the first method actually worked!

Thanks a lot!

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Ana
MARCH 5, 2018 AT 11:46 AM

The first method works, just tried it. 05 March 2018. Thank you for this article it didn’t approve my
credit card to start the trial. If anyone has trouble, contact me, I’ll help you.

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 Indie Jone
MARCH 4, 2018 AT 5:38 PM

None of these methods work anymore March 4th 2018

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www.page-rank.pl
MARCH 2, 2018 AT 4:59 AM

That is a great tip especially to those new to the blogosphere.

Brief but very precise information… Thank you for sharing this one.
A must read post!

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ihightower
FEBRUARY 21, 2018 AT 3:39 AM

Method 1 worked just fine for me today. (21feb2018)

Method 2 had an error pop up.
—
In Method 1, I didn’t see a “upload” button in the “30 day trial” page.. but this didn’t stop me.. all i need
to do is paste the upload url copied from the original page…
then follow through with the step.. it worked great!!! thank you.

it worked on 21feb2018.. it did.. it worked..

follow steps properly.

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Jason
FEBRUARY 20, 2018 AT 9:11 PM
Havent been able to use Method 2 since last year. An error which states that the document is no longer
flash embed. = (
Tried with several different files. I would appreciate a work around for method 2.

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rodzmar
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 AT 12:23 AM

thank you

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Dan
JANUARY 10, 2018 AT 5:56 PM

Use Mozilla Firefox for this. Will not work on Chrome.

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Nimi
JANUARY 4, 2018 AT 1:45 PM

The uploader has changed to pick only from local directory. So we can no longer give a web address. The
changing key and doc id method downloads an swf file. So neither works:-(

Rusty
JANUARY 4, 2018 AT 10:42 PM

Same. Could use an update.

Nimi
JANUARY 5, 2018 AT 3:55 AM

I found a way to do it. You have to save an empty file as said above. Once done, a link will be provided
for you to share the document. Copy the link address.Now right click on that box and choose inspect.
Find the link address there and replace it with the document address you want to download. Now if you
select the view button.. it will take u to the document where u can download it.

struggling
OCTOBER 3, 2017 AT 8:40 AM

just try method 2 guys, much simpler – from a desperate person who has been struggling for 15 mins to
download one single file

Afd
FEBRUARY 12, 2018 AT 8:49 PM

Ive been doing just like it said, but it leads me into .swf files, anything wrong with that ? because i cant
open it

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Anon
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 AT 9:00 PM

A method that works currently is simple. You see, they load the pages then put the block over it. in
firefox, you can go to tools, page info, media, and it will show you all loaded pages.

So scroll all the way through the document, then select all the image files in the media
section that are actually pages, and you’ll have your data

thisworks
JANUARY 26, 2018 AT 4:22 PM

BEST METHOD – it’s not a full-quality PDF but the other methods don’t seem to work anyway. — Jan 27,
2018

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febri
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 AT 7:46 PM
Thank you, you make my day.
if someone confuse with 2nd option just try this.
1. sign up to scribd
2. upload whatever file use generator to fillc contain with word
3. if done, then open your url that you want to download, it will be downloadable

Daniel
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 AT 8:10 AM

Where does the download button appear I can’t see it?

Dave
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 AT 2:53 PM

Do you see all the way on the right side and almost all the way at the top, how there is an icon of four
arrows, pointing away from each other? Then immediately to the left is a printer icon, and to the left of
that, an arrow pointing down. The arrow pointing down is the download. Good luck!

johnny
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 AT 2:49 AM

how do you download from method 1 thru firefox?

Nath
OCTOBER 14, 2017 AT 9:47 PM

From computerhope.com :

“To view the source code of a web page in Mozilla Firefox, follow the steps below.
Press Ctrl+U on your computer’s keyboard.
Or
Open Mozilla Firefox and navigate to the web page of your choice.
Press the Alt key to bring up the browser’s menu bar.
Select Tools, Web Developer, and then Page Source.
Tip: With the latest versions of Firefox, pressing the F12 key or Ctrl+Shift+I brings up the
interactive developer tool. This tool provides much more interaction with the source code
and CSS settings, allowing users to see how changes in the code affect the web page
immediately.
View a section of the page’s source code
Highlight the portion of a web page for which you’d like to view the source code.
Right-click that highlighted section, and then click View Selection Source.
Tip: Use the Firebug add-on to not only view the source code of a page but change and view
those changes live through the browser.”

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Hyuga
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 AT 11:32 AM

thumb up for 2nd method..TQ

kezzy jones
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 AT 5:04 PM

How did you get it to work? any help here please.

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ididthistoavoidgivingoutmyinfo
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 AT 5:09 PM

Method 2 still works even though they seemed to have redesigned their site a little and some of the
button names have changed.

daniel
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 AT 3:36 AM

Pls what is the new representations on their site

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Raissa
AUGUST 30, 2017 AT 8:32 AM

The second method worked for me. On moment that I clicked on “done” on the upload page, appeared
a window with the desired file for me to download it.. Thanks
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Gracias
AUGUST 29, 2017 AT 9:45 PM

Thanks a lot .
Method 1 worked for me after pasting the genrerated url in Mozilla firefox browser.

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anonymous
AUGUST 22, 2017 AT 4:25 AM

thank you so much……

the second method worked like charm.
i have been looking for the PDF in internet for sometime torrents everything you name it.
at last i found it in scribd but cant download it due to trails and finally with your method i got the file.I
am really happy cheers.

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Sandun
AUGUST 18, 2017 AT 4:56 AM

Thanks a lot.. you are wonderful.. Method 2 Works for me

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Jason
AUGUST 15, 2017 AT 3:07 AM

Method 2 works fine for me……thanks a lot

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 Sky
AUGUST 5, 2017 AT 5:57 AM

Thanks!! Option 2 worked with Internet Explorer for me

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Abdullah Khan
JULY 21, 2017 AT 4:28 AM

Method 2 worked, even in google chrome…

Thanks so much <3

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Kaya
JULY 20, 2017 AT 9:56 AM

Method 1 worked fine in Internet explorer but the download option did not work. So you can read it
online only. Anyway Thanks man!

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aseem
JULY 19, 2017 AT 1:12 AM

method 2 works. Thanks buddy

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dudewa
JULY 15, 2017 AT 5:44 AM

method 2 works
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John Stamos
JULY 6, 2017 AT 12:09 PM

PEOPLE Method#1 works just fine so long as you open the link in INTERNET EXPLORER not GOOGLE
CHROME.

Nath
OCTOBER 14, 2017 AT 10:16 PM

OH thank u! I was wondering why it wouldn’t stop “typesetting”, “rendering”… lol

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G
JUNE 30, 2017 AT 7:14 AM

Method 1 works on IE. Method 2 is no longer an option.

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Elly
JUNE 22, 2017 AT 7:33 AM

Both methods work for me.

BUT, 1st method doesn’t let me download the file only print it or simply read it online.

I did manage to get my file with method two 🙂

Thank you

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Funk Dawoop
JUNE 22, 2017 AT 3:44 AM

Hello, method 2 worked for me!

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