Yes, if you pay for Carrd Pro Plus. That plan ($49 a year as of October 2026) adds a Download button that gives you a zip of a site's unminified HTML, CSS, JavaScript and images to host anywhere; the free Basic plan, Pro Lite, Pro Standard and the 7-day Pro trial don't include it. Carrd says forms in the download won't work and server-side code is left out, so whichever route you take, forms, redirects and password protection have to be rebuilt on the new host.
What Carrd's download contains
Carrd documents the feature on its Downloading a Site page, marked "Requires Pro Plus or higher." The steps:
- Open the Dashboard and click the Sites tab.
- Find the site and click its Manage icon.
- In the sidebar, click Download, then Download Zip.
- Wait while Carrd builds the file. Larger sites can take a few minutes.
Carrd's plan descriptions list the contents as "the unminified HTML, CSS, JS, and images for any sites you build," and note that it "excludes server-side code." Unminified matters. A published Carrd page carries its styles and script inline in the HTML, packed onto very long lines (one page we inspected had a single line over 41,000 characters). The download is the readable version, which is what you want for hand editing.
Carrd attaches two warnings:
- Elements that need the Carrd platform to run, "most notably form elements," still appear but don't function.
- It's one-way. The downloaded version "cannot be uploaded back to the Carrd platform," so edits to the files never return to the Carrd editor.
The description lists images but not video or audio. If your site uses an uploaded MP4, unzip the file and confirm it's there before you cancel anything. Carrd's docs also stop at the zip: no article covers hosting the files somewhere else.
Which Carrd plans include the download
Prices are yearly, from Carrd's pricing page as of October 2026.
| Plan | Price per year | Sites | Custom domain | Forms | Site download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | 3 | No | No | No |
| Pro Lite | $9 | 3 | No | No | No |
| Pro Standard | $19 | 10 | Yes | Contact and signup | No |
| Pro Plus | $49 | 25 | Yes | Adds custom and payment forms | Yes |
| Pro Plus 50 to Pro Plus 1000 | $89 to $999 | 50 to 1,000 | Yes | Same as Pro Plus | Yes |
| Pro trial, 7 days | $0 | 3 | Yes | Yes | No |
Larger Pro Lite and Pro Standard tiers add sites but never the download, and Download Sites isn't on the trial's feature list.
Upgrading to a higher-cost plan mid-term earns a one-time discount for the time left on your current plan. Carrd's example: six months into Pro Standard, you'd get about $10 off Pro Plus.
What stops working when the site leaves Carrd
The download and a page capture both copy the front end. These parts depend on Carrd's servers or on settings Carrd applies when it serves your site.
Forms, and where your submissions already are
Each Carrd form type is defined by where it delivers submissions, and the delivery details live in Carrd's editor:
- Contact forms (Pro Standard and up) email your Carrd account address or up to five other recipients, sent from
@mail.carrd.site. (Carrd docs) - Signup forms (Pro Standard and up) add visitors to a list at one of 20 email platforms, including Mailchimp, Kit, beehiiv and MailerLite, using an API key you paste into Carrd. (Carrd docs)
- Custom forms (Pro Plus) email you, send data to Zapier, Make, n8n, Airtable or a URL, or run your own JavaScript. (Carrd docs)
- Payment-enabled forms (Pro Plus) insert a Stripe Checkout screen before processing, using Stripe keys stored in Carrd. (Carrd docs)
Carrd's form docs describe destinations, not an archive, so past submissions are already in your inbox, mailing list or Airtable base, and they stay there.
Each form needs a new backend: a plain HTML form pointed at a service you control. On Netlify, for example, the Forms feature collects submissions from a form tagged like this once form detection is on:
<form name="contact" method="POST" data-netlify="true">
<label>Email <input type="email" name="email" required></label>
<label>Message <textarea name="message"></textarea></label>
<button type="submit">Send</button>
</form>
Send a real test message through every replacement form after it's deployed.
Settings Carrd applies when it serves the site
Some features are publish settings, not page content. Set them up again on the new host:
- Password protection (Pro Plus) asks visitors for a username and password. (docs)
- Redirects (Pro Plus) send paths like
/aboutto a section or another site, served as 301 redirects. (docs) - SSL certificates are issued by Carrd automatically. (docs)
- sitemap.xml is generated for every Carrd site, and Site Files (Pro Plus) let you edit robots.txt and ads.txt. Check whether your copy includes them. (docs)
- Analytics is switched on from Carrd's dashboard, including Carrd Analytics, a cookie-free service launched on October 2, 2026 that reports inside the dashboard. (docs)
Fonts, widgets and embeds
Carrd serves its custom fonts through the Google Fonts API unless you turn on Serve fonts locally (Pro Standard and up). With that option off, a copied page keeps the link to fonts.googleapis.com, which works on any host but remains a request to Google. With it on, the font files come from the Carrd site itself, so check that your copy includes them.
Widgets from Stripe, PayPal, Gumroad, Typeform and Facebook, embedded video from YouTube, Vimeo or Loom, and audio from SoundCloud or Bandcamp load from those companies, not Carrd. Click through each one on the new host.
Section links on a one-page site
Carrd sections "simulate the effect of having multiple pages on a one-page site." One section shows at a time, and a link like #about switches to it. In the published code, though, that section's ID is about-section, and Carrd's inline script translates between the two: it adds -section to the hash to find the section, and strips it again when it writes the URL.
So keep Carrd's script with the copied page. If you remove it while tidying the code, section links break, because no element has the ID about. The same script handles scroll point links, which it finds by a data-scroll-id attribute. Then test every section by URL, such as yoursite.com/#about, on a phone and a desktop, along with the Back button and any scroll points like #signup.
Your domain was never Carrd's
Carrd doesn't sell domains. Its custom domain doc says the domain "must be registered before you can use it on Carrd" and points you to providers such as Cloudflare, Namecheap and Porkbun, and its terms describe "a custom domain provided by you."
Switching hosts is a DNS edit wherever your domain's DNS is managed, usually the registrar. Carrd's troubleshooting page says a Carrd domain should have two A records for @ and one CNAME for www. Add the domain at your new host first, then replace those records with the ones it gives you. Some hosts want a nameserver change instead: Cloudflare Pages requires a root domain to be a Cloudflare zone.
A yourname.carrd.co address is different: the terms say a site on Carrd's domains gives you no ownership rights in the URL. If people know that address, leave a small Carrd page there linking to your new domain. The Basic plan, which the terms call "100% free," allows three sites.
What Carrd's terms say about the files
Carrd's Terms of Use, last updated October 2, 2026, don't mention the download. Four clauses matter:
- You "retain all right, title and interest" in your User Content: the text, images and other material you add.
- The software underlying Carrd belongs to Carrd and its partners, and you agree not to copy or modify it. The download and any capture include the JavaScript Carrd generates to run your page, and the terms don't say how that clause applies to it.
- Template designs you buy are "Virtual Items," with "a limited, non-sublicensable, revocable right to use" that is "strictly for your personal, non-commercial use in connection with your use of the Service."
- You agree not to copy or "scrape" the Website or Website Content, including with "an automatic device (such as a robot or spider)," without Carrd's written permission. One version of that clause excludes your own User Content; neither says whether capturing your own published site counts.
If the site is commercial, began as a bought template, or you plan to capture it with a tool or resell the code, ask Carrd first. This summary isn't legal advice.
Carrd download vs page capture vs rebuild
| Carrd's download | Page capture | Rebuild | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who can do it | Pro Plus accounts and up | Anyone, from the public URL | Anyone |
| Cost, October 2026 | $49 a year or more | Depends on the tool | Your time, or a developer's |
| What you get | Unminified HTML, CSS, JS and images | The page as visitors receive it, with inline, packed CSS and JS, plus the assets the tool can fetch | New code or a new platform |
| Which sites | Any site on your account | Published, public pages only | Whatever you rebuild |
| Forms | Visible, not working | Visible, not working | Built fresh |
| Section links | Carrd's script included | Work while Carrd's script is kept | Built fresh |
| Editing later | By hand; can't go back into Carrd | By hand | In the new tool |
When Carrd's download is the right call
If you're on Pro Plus, use it. It's Carrd's own export, the code is readable, and it covers any site on your account, including one behind a password that a capture tool can't reach.
When to capture the published page
A capture works from the public URL, so it suits sites on Basic, Pro Lite or Pro Standard. It keeps the layout, text, images and Carrd's inline styles and script. It doesn't keep form handling, and fonts and embeds still load from their services.
FNJ's Carrd to HTML converter captures the published page from its URL, without your Carrd login, and the Carrd export guide covers checking section links, forms and phone layouts before you switch the domain.
When to rebuild
Carrd's about page describes it as a service for "fully responsive one-page sites." If you've outgrown one page and need a blog, several real pages or a store, copying the old page won't fix that. Rebuild on a platform that fits, using the Carrd page as the design reference.
A move checklist
- Get the files while Pro is active. Download the zip on Pro Plus, or capture the live page.
- Open the files locally and confirm images and any uploaded video are there.
- Replace every form with a backend you control, and test each one.
- Test every section link and scroll point on a phone and a desktop.
- Recreate redirects, password protection, analytics and the sitemap if you used them.
- Deploy to a preview URL and compare it with the live Carrd site.
- Point the domain at the new host. Add it in the host's dashboard, replace Carrd's A and CNAME records with the host's (or switch nameservers if the host asks, as Cloudflare Pages does for a root domain), and wait until the new site loads over HTTPS.
- Only then let Carrd go. A deleted site sits in the trash for 7 days, or 30 on a Pro plan, before it's permanently deleted.
FNJ fits the capture step. Its Carrd converter produces static HTML from the public page, and the files can be downloaded, sent to a GitHub repository, or published with your own token to a Cloudflare Pages or Vercel account you control. Hosting stays with you, forms aren't exported, and converting requires a paid plan. If you already pay for Pro Plus, start with Carrd's own download.
Frequently asked questions
Can I export a Carrd site on the free plan?
No. Carrd's site download requires Pro Plus or higher, and it isn't part of Basic, Pro Lite, Pro Standard or the 7-day Pro trial. On those plans your options are upgrading to Pro Plus for the download, capturing the published page as static HTML, or rebuilding the site elsewhere.
How much does it cost to download a Carrd site?
Pro Plus costs $49 a year as of October 2026 and covers 25 sites. Bigger Pro Plus tiers run from $89 to $999 a year. If you upgrade from Pro Standard mid-term, Carrd discounts the price for the time left on your current plan.
Do Carrd forms still work after I download the site?
No. Carrd says form elements stay visible in the download but don't function, because they need the Carrd platform to operate, and the recipients and API keys behind them are saved in Carrd's editor. Past submissions remain wherever each form sent them, such as your inbox or Mailchimp audience.
Can I upload the downloaded files back to Carrd?
No. Carrd's documentation says the downloaded version of a site cannot be uploaded back to the Carrd platform. Once you start editing the files, the Carrd copy and your code are separate sites.
Can I keep my domain if I move off Carrd?
Yes. Carrd doesn't sell domains, so yours is already with your own registrar. Replace Carrd's A and CNAME records with the ones your new host gives you, or switch nameservers if the host asks. A .carrd.co subdomain can't come with you; leave a Carrd page there that links to the new address, or, while you still pay for Pro Standard or higher, add a redirect script with a head Embed element.
What happens to my Carrd site if my Pro plan ends?
Carrd's terms cover the case where an automatic renewal can't be paid: after a short grace period the account drops to the Basic plan, and its sites lose any Pro features they use. That includes custom domains and forms, so keep Pro running until the new host is serving your domain.
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