Download Jimdo Website: Full Offline Copy as ZIP

Jimdo has no export or backup button, so the only way to download a Jimdo website as a complete copy is to save the published site from the outside. That means every page, image, stylesheet and script, packed into one ZIP that opens offline in any browser. This guide shows how to do that on any device. It explains what the copy can and can't do, and how to use it when you cancel Jimdo or move to WordPress or another platform.

Does Jimdo have an export or backup function?

Not for the website itself. Some guides tell you to use a Jimdo export feature, but neither the classic Jimdo Creator editor nor the newer Jimdo website builder offers a way to export your pages, design or settings as a file you can keep or import elsewhere. Features change, so check Jimdo's own help center before relying on this. Even so, plan as if no site export exists.

Here is what you can and can't get out of Jimdo:

• Shop orders: Jimdo's store area lets you export orders. More on this below.
• Your own files: the original photos, logos and PDFs you uploaded are probably still on your computer or phone. Gather them now.
• Text: you can copy it page by page from the editor or the live site.
• Not available: a site export, a theme or template file, a product catalogue export, or anything you could re-import into Jimdo or another builder.

That leaves crawling the published site, which German-speaking users usually search for as Jimdo Website sichern. Be clear about what this gives you. A crawled copy is an offline reference and the content source for a move. It is not a backup that Jimdo can restore.

How to download a Jimdo website as a ZIP, step by step

The method below runs in the browser, so it works the same on Windows, macOS, Linux, a Chromebook or a tablet. Older guides rely on HTTrack, which you have to install and which mostly assumes a Windows PC. If you're curious how the approaches compare, see our HTTrack alternative guide.

1. Open your live site and copy its address from the address bar. This is either your own domain or the Jimdo subdomain your free site runs on. Use the public address, not the editor view.
2. Paste it into the download field on the Website Downloader home page and start the download.
3. Watch the progress counter as pages are found and saved. You don't need to keep your computer on. The crawl runs on the server, so you can close the tab and come back.
4. Download the ZIP when it's ready. Unzip it and open index.html in any browser.

How many pages will you need? Count every navigation page, plus every blog post and every shop product page, because each one is a separate subpage. The free plan covers up to 100 subpages with no account, and the archive is kept for 1 day, so download it promptly. Larger sites can use the Single Site plan: a one-time payment of 7.99 EUR for up to 5000 subpages, with the archive kept for 30 days. All options are listed on the pricing page.

Password-protected areas are not downloaded, because pages behind a login are skipped. If you need them in the copy, one option is to remove the password briefly while the download runs. Only do that if the content can be public for that time.

What's inside the copy and what works offline?

The ZIP holds index.html for your home page, folders for the subpages, and the css/, js/ and images/ folders the pages need. The links between pages are rewritten so you can click through the site offline the same way you would online.

Jimdo builds most of its pages on the server, so a normal Jimdo site usually comes out with its full text and layout. Still, click through a few pages to make sure. For a closer look at archive structure, see the complete guide to downloading a website as ZIP.

Things that work offline:

• All pages, navigation, text and layout
• Images, fonts and stylesheets
• PDFs and other files the pages link to

Things that don't work offline, because they need Jimdo's servers:

• Contact forms: they show up but send nothing.
• The shop: product pages display, but the cart and checkout don't work.
• Site search, comments and guestbooks
• Password-protected pages, which aren't in the copy at all
• Embedded videos and maps from other services, which still need an internet connection to load

Can I export Jimdo shop products and orders, for example as CSV?

Treat these as two separate questions, because they have different answers.

Orders: yes. In the store's order overview, Jimdo lets you export your orders. Depending on your editor version, the formats can include a spreadsheet-friendly file such as CSV. Export your complete order history before you cancel, and keep the file with your accounting records. Your payment providers, such as PayPal or Stripe, also keep their own transaction records in their dashboards.

Products and the site itself: no. At the time of writing, Jimdo has no product catalogue export, and there's no way to export the shop as data you could import into WooCommerce, Shopify or another store. This is where the crawled copy earns its place. Every product page in the ZIP shows the name, description, displayed price, variants as shown and product images. You can use these pages to build a spreadsheet in the import format your new shop system expects. For small shops it's often quicker to recreate the products by hand with the offline copy open next to the new admin panel. If Shopify is your destination, our article on what Shopify exports miss is worth reading before you start.

Getting full-size gallery images and checking for missing files

Jimdo galleries often show scaled thumbnails on the page and load the larger version only when a visitor clicks to enlarge it. So the copy may contain smaller versions of some gallery images than you expect. To check:

1. Open a gallery page in the offline copy and click a few images.
2. Open the images/ folder and check the pixel dimensions of some files. Most file browsers show them in the file details.
3. Compare these with the size you originally uploaded.

If you only have smaller versions, the best source is still your own originals. Search your computer, phone and cloud photo storage before anything else. For the few images you can't find, open each one enlarged on the live Jimdo site and save it from the browser.

Run through a few more checks while the site is still online:

• Hidden pages: a crawler finds pages by following links. A page hidden from the navigation and not linked anywhere else won't be found. Compare the copy with the page list in Jimdo's navigation editor.
• Downloads: click the PDF and file links in the copy to make sure they open.
• Blog: scroll the blog overview to the oldest post and make sure older posts are in the copy too.

How to migrate from Jimdo to WordPress or another platform

There is no one-click migration from Jimdo to WordPress, and you can't export a Jimdo site to WordPress in any format WordPress could import. The same applies to Wix, Squarespace and Webflow. Every move from Jimdo is a rebuild. The downloaded copy makes that rebuild faster and keeps you from losing anything along the way.

1. Make an inventory. The page folders in the ZIP give you a full list of your current URLs. Put them in a spreadsheet with three columns: old URL, new URL, and status.
2. Move the content. Copy text from the offline pages into the new platform. Take images from the images/ folder, or better, from your original files.
3. Use the design as a reference. You can't upload the ZIP as a WordPress theme. Keep it open next to the new site to match structure, menus and wording.
4. Consider a static stopgap. The offline copy is plain HTML. If you need the site online during the move and can live without forms and the shop, you can upload it to any ordinary web host as it is.
5. Move the domain. If you registered your domain through Jimdo, follow Jimdo's help pages to transfer it to a new registrar. This usually involves an authorisation code. If the domain is with an outside registrar, you only need to point its DNS records to the new host.
6. Set up 301 redirects. Wherever an old address changes, map it to the new one with a permanent 301 redirect. In WordPress, a redirect plugin or your server configuration can do this. Redirects preserve search rankings and stop old links from breaking. If your site ran on a Jimdo subdomain rather than your own domain, you generally can't redirect from there. Update the links you control, such as social profiles and business listings, instead.
7. Keep Jimdo running until the new site is checked. Only cancel once the new site is live, the domain resolves, and the redirects work.

For comparable moves away from other builders, see how to download a Wix website.

Before you cancel Jimdo: a checklist

• Download the complete site as a ZIP and check it offline.
• Export your shop orders and save the file with your accounting records.
• Recreate or document your product catalogue using the product pages in the copy.
• Collect original images, logos and documents, and replace any thumbnails that are too small.
• Note your form fields and where form messages were sent. Forms don't survive in the copy.
• Find out where your domain is registered and start the transfer early if it's with Jimdo.
• Prepare the 301 redirect list from your URL inventory.
• Read Jimdo's current terms on cancellation. What happens to your site, subdomain and any domain after you cancel depends on Jimdo's terms and your contract, so check their help pages or ask support. Don't rely on secondhand claims.

FAQ

Can I restore a downloaded copy back into Jimdo?

No. Jimdo has no import function, and the ZIP is a set of static HTML files, not a Jimdo project. The copy is a faithful offline record and the source material for a rebuild. If you ever need the site in Jimdo again, you would recreate it in the editor using the copy as a reference.

Does Jimdo keep its own backups of my site, and can I access them?

Jimdo doesn't offer user-accessible backups or restore points that you can download. Whether it keeps internal backups, and whether support can restore anything from them, is a question to put to Jimdo directly. Don't base your plans on it. Keep your own copy.

My Jimdo site is already gone. Can I still get it back?

If the Internet Archive captured it, often yes. The Wayback Machine downloader rebuilds a site from an archived capture and removes the playback toolbar and the links back to archive.org. Restores of up to 100 pages are free, and larger sites cost a one-time 14.99 EUR for up to 5000 subpages. The Wayback restore guide walks through the process.

Is it free to download a Jimdo website?

Yes, for sites of up to 100 subpages. You don't need an account, and the archive is kept for 1 day. Bigger sites can use the one-time Single Site plan or a monthly plan, and the FAQ answers further questions about limits.

Will contact forms, the shop and search work in the offline copy?

No. They depend on Jimdo's servers. In the copy, forms appear but send nothing, product pages display without a working cart, and search returns nothing. On a new platform, you set these up again with that platform's own tools.