Dude Downloads is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you sell or give away digital files using Stripe Checkout.

Upload a file, set a price (or make it free), publish your product, and embed it anywhere using a Gutenberg block or shortcode. After payment or a free claim, customers receive a secure download link by email.

Dude Downloads follows the WPDude philosophy:

One plugin. One job.

No unnecessary complexity—just everything you need to sell digital downloads.

Watch the complete getting started guide

Learn how to create download products, connect Stripe, publish your products and start selling in minutes.

Documentation

https://wpdude.com/wp-dude-plugin-documentation/dude-downloads-documentation/

Perfect for:

Authors
Bloggers
Coaches
Designers
Developers
Photographers
Content creators
Anyone selling digital products

Free Features

Unlimited free download products
Unlimited paid download products
Stripe Checkout (Test and Live)
Secure, expiring download links
Configurable download expiry and download limits
Customer download emails
Gutenberg block
Shortcode support
Transaction history

Pro Features

The Pro version adds business integrations including:

Outgoing webhooks
CSV export (transactions list)
Sales reports (Dude Downloads Reports: revenue by day/product/customer, customer history, CSV export)
Admin REST API
Custom customer email templates
Custom success redirects
Download box styling (colours, fonts and icons)

Stripe

Paid checkouts are securely processed by Stripe Checkout.

No payment card data is ever stored on your WordPress website.

It sends product name, price, currency, and customer email to Stripe when a visitor starts Checkout (and related webhook events afterwards to confirm payment).

Stripe Terms: https://stripe.com/legal
Stripe Privacy: https://stripe.com/privacy

Freemius

This plugin optionally uses Freemius for license management and updates of the separate Pro package, and for optional opt-in product connection in wp-admin.

Connecting to Freemius is optional and requires an explicit opt-in. Anonymous usage collection is not enabled by this plugin beyond Freemius’s own compliant .org integration settings.

When you opt in, Freemius may receive site URL, admin email, and plugin version information needed for licensing and updates.

Freemius Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/
Freemius Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/