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WP Downloader

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Android Guide (With Termux): WPDL-Android

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Desktop Version (Electron Wrap): WPDL-Electron

Download WP stories for e-book readers, smartphones, desktop and more for free!

This software based on Node.js and Express.js can fetch stories from Wattpad and convert it into an EPUB file or a full functional HTML reader for offline availability.

⚠ Important information
Statement of WattP.EU / WattPad.CC

Prerequisites and information

This is a server software and NOT a simple app!
It means that this software is meant to be installed on a server by a system administrator and then hooked into a network (for example, the Internet) so that other people can access the website through a browser.
The Wattpad Downloader is not a program or an app that everyone downloads individually and then simply executes.

However, you can install it for local use on a PC with Windows, Mac or Linux. For that, you need to install the Node.js Framework. Then follow the installation steps below.

If you have set it up properly, your terminal should output the URL that you can open in a web browser.

Installation

  1. Clone / download the repository
  2. Go to the root directory of the project
  3. (optional) Make sure to set up the environment variables properly
  4. Run npm install in your terminal
  5. Then run npm start in your terminal

Project structure

  • /lang Contains JSON files with language translations. The file name corresponds to the 2-3 letters language tag from the Accept-Language http header.
  • /routes Contains js files with express routers.
  • /services Contains js files with static classes that provides some functionalities.
  • /static Contains multiple files that will be hostet as static assets by express.
  • /templates Contains the templates to convert the wattpad stories to the specific formats.
  • /views Contains Pug template files that will be rendered by express.

API Endpoints

Important: Do not use this automated! The endpoint have a high response time because the backend have to fetch all data and texts from the wattpad books.

/api/:id/download/:format

Params:

  • id The id of a wattpad story
  • format The format for a download epub|html

Returns:

  • .epub file download (Content-disposition: attachment)
  • .html file download (Content-disposition: attachment)
  • { "error": "book_not_found" }

File formats for story conversion

EPUB

EPUB is an e-book file format that uses the ". epub" file extension. The term is short for electronic publication and is sometimes styled ePub. EPUB is supported by many e-readers, and compatible software is available for most smartphones, tablets, and computers.

HTML

The HTML file features an entire reader including the story (so people can read it offline).

Main developers

We are not associated with Wattpad Corp. in any way.