# Backup Buddy: A Simple Tool to Backup Your Website Content

DevFeed: [Backup Buddy: A Simple Tool to Backup Your Website Content](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/backup-buddy-a-simple-tool-to-backup-your-website-content-37538.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deanhume.com/backup-buddy-a-simple-tool-to-backup-your-website-content/>)

Author: Dean Hume

Published: 2025-12-01T12:33:06Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dean Hume](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dean-hume.md>)

Topics: [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>), [Markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/markdown.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [HTML](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/html.md>), [static-site-generator](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/static-site-generator.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Hugo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hugo.md>), [Jekyll](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jekyll.md>)

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## AI overview

Backup Buddy is a command-line tool that backs up website content by using a sitemap to download pages, convert HTML to Markdown, and save images and videos locally. The article explains its use for offline reading, migration, search, sharing, and Git version control.

## Source excerpt

Have you ever wanted to create a backup of your website or blog? Maybe you're migrating to a new platform, or perhaps you just want a portable archive of your content that you can read offline. I've previously experienced issues with this site going down and