WHAT YOU CAN SELL: DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
Reach your audience with the content they want, faster than ever, on Teachable. Design templates, audio files, ebooks, how-to guides—sell more with fewer limits.
From creating lead magnets to monetizing content—get going in three easy steps.
Click Create New Download from your Teachable admin.
Fill out some information (product name, category, description, and thumbnail) and hit Save.
Add your content (via URL redirect or file upload) and click Publish.
Teachable supports more file types than any other digital learning platform.
Supported file types include.pdf, .xlsx., .jpg., .webp, .m4a, vector images, and more. For a complete list, see the FAQ.
...while providing real value to your students. Digital downloads make it simple.
If you’ve already created content, you can start selling downloads immediately. In fact, you can even include direct links to external content (for example, a template in Canva or Google Sheets).
Downloads are a great way to grow your audience, attract new students, and offer a wider variety of price points. Trying offering a “free sample” as a lead magnet.
Downloads can enhance the content of your other products. For example, imagine you have a personal finance course—you can create a customizable budget spreadsheet to help students apply what they learn.
Increase the value of each student by using downloads in bundles or as order bumps or upsells. They’re another way to expand your offerings and revenue streams.
Read our practical guides for succeeding with digital downloads on Teachable.
See the latest trends and benefits here.
Discover which products are right for you and your business.
A guide to creating your first digital download
Determine the value of your offerings using this helpful worksheet.
Simply put, they’re a fast and flexible way to earn more. Compared to other similar platforms, Teachable provides far more options on what you can offer as a digital download (see format types below).
Selling digital downloads alongside your other Teachable products can help you diversify your revenue streams while offering quality, relevant content to enhance your students’ learning.
And don’t need to sell them either, you can offer them as lead magnets which help you build your audience by providing value for free.
Almost anything! We’ve made sure you can reach your audience in new, meaningful ways with a wide variety of digital download formats to choose from. Supported file types are listed below.
Documents: .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .epub
Spreadsheets: .xls, .xlsx, .csv
Images: .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, .webp
Audio: .mp3, .m4a, .aac
Additionally, you can offer digital download content through a direct link, rather than an uploaded file. This means you can sell any content you might have on Canva, Google Workspace, Notion, and other external sites.
Our plans scale with your usage needs, so we grow together as your business becomes more successful. Check out our plans to see which fits your needs.
Teachable lets you focus on your business, not on fees, with pricing that scales as you do. As you sell more downloads on a paid plan, you’ll get to keep more of what you earn. On the majority of our plans, creators using teachable:pay have 0% transaction fees.
Digital downloads are the easiest (and fastest) way to turn ideas into products, followers into customers, and your content into sustainable income on Teachable.
From PDF templates to expert guides, downloads give your students real-world value in real time.
Create downloads that solve problems, spark creativity, or speed up their workflow.
Use digital downloads to hook leads, deepen learning, or boost the value of your other products.
Add files directly to Teachable, or link out to spaces like Canva, Google Drive, or Notion.
From PDFs and .mp3s to .webp images, spreadsheets, and more—your content is covered.
Sell digital downloads on their own or bundle them with your courses, memberships, or coaching products.
Reach more potential customers with a lower-priced product to complement your courses and coaching services.
Not sure if your content is ready to be a full course? Offer it as a digital download to test the interest before diving in.
A digital download can boost sales as an order bump or upsell, or bring in new students as a lead magnet.
Teachable supports most major file types, plus links to all your favorite content.
Because it’s one of the fastest, easiest ways to turn your content into revenue. When you create a digital download on Teachable, you can sell everything from templates and guides to audio files and spreadsheets—no extra tools or tech required. Just upload, price, publish, done.
Once you’re logged in, navigate to the “Digital Downloads” tab in the admin dashboard and hit “Create digital download.” Then, add information about your product (like a title and description), upload your file (or link to something like a Google Doc or Canva design), and hit publish. That’s it—you’re ready to set your price and start selling.
Digital downloads are downloadable files (including PDFs, spreadsheets, audio files, templates, and more) that your audience can use right away. They’re quick to deliver, cost nothing to ship, and can be sold again and again.
Anything that saves time, solves a problem, or adds value. Templates, swipe files, toolkits, budget planners, and guides are all strong performers among the many types of digital downloads. If it’s helpful to your audience, chances are they’ll want to buy it.
Definitely. They’re one of the easiest ways to earn passive income. You create it once, and keep selling it. Plus, they work great on their own (as upsells, order bumps, or free lead magnets) or bundled alongside your other products—like courses, coaching, or memberships.
Our plans scale with your usage needs, so we grow together as your business becomes more successful. Check out our plans to see which fits your needs.
Your first seven days are free. After that, we have plans designed to fit your unique business needs. Browse plans and pricing here.
In addition to digital downloads, you can sell online courses, coaching, memberships, community spaces, and more—all in one place.