#y'all i'm nice i promise you dont need to be secret :(

[superpixie42]

Hi Pixie, do you have any tips on how to save favorite fics as pdfs like how you did on a hard drive? Do you have to copy and past each chapter into a word document and convert it a pdf?

Hello hello hello!

Not only do I have tips for you Nonnie dear, I have a tutorial with an abundance of screenshots below the cut :D

(great for folks who use screen readers /e-readers too!)

Savings fics as single PDFs from AO3, FFN, AFF, and MediaMiner - 3,2,1 GO!

From FFN: FicHub.com

The second simplest, just copy+past your story URL and choose your output filetype.

After you click EXPORT you get a chance to double check that all the fic info is correct and choose your file type.

And TA-DA! A beautiful PDF.

NOTE: Sometimes the server is overwhelmed and it will not process your request. Don't panic, just try again in about 10 minutes.

AMAZING EXTRA !! Clickable table of contents!

Also here is a list of other not-just-FFN sites this works with:

Supported Sites

SpaceBattles, SufficientVelocity, QuestionableQuesting (XenForo)

FanFiction.net, FictionPress

Archive Of Our Own

Harry Potter Fanfic Archive

Sink Into Your Eyes

AdultFanfiction.org

Worm, Ward

Partial support (or not tested recently):

XenForo based sites (Bulbagarden Forums, The Fanfiction Forum, Fanfic Paradise)

Fiction Alley

The Sugar Quill (largely untested)

FanficAuthors (minimal)

Harry Potter Fanfiction (archive from pre-revival)

From AO3:

On the fic page, choose DOWNLOAD from the far right of the navigation bar. This defaults to the whole fic as well.

And BOOM instant PDF - but no clickable chapters unfortunately. But it's definitely the fastest and I never experienced any over-worked server errors.

From MediaMiner:

Man Nonnie I really fucking wish I had a cool tool for this but I do not...all I have is a tip to make reading easier and make copy/pasting less hellish.

FIRST- download firefox

Second, go to your MM story and click the Read View button in the address bar. This is not an extension or special download thing, this is a feature right out of the box

This will bring up a MUCH CLEANER therefore easier to read (and copy/paste) page

This is what it looks like in darkmode because darkmode is life.

Clean, readable, saveable. Great for one-shots, but still would require a lot of work for multi-chapter pieces...

IF ANYONE HAS A MEDIA MINER TOOL AND CAN SHARE IT WITH ME I WILL KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH

#how to ao3 #how to ffn #media miner you make me cry #asks are always open #nonnie i really hope you see this #y'all i'm nice i promise you dont need to be secret :( #long post