diff --git a/src/converter.ts b/src/converter.ts
index 45c9b06..8dd3982 100644
--- a/src/converter.ts
+++ b/src/converter.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,39 @@ export function createConverter(downloadedUrls: Set<string>): TurndownService {
 		},
 	});
 
+	turndown.addRule('footnoteRef', {
+		filter: (node) => {
+			if (node.nodeName !== 'A') return false;
+			return /^#footnote-\d+$/.test(node.getAttribute('href') ?? '');
+		},
+		replacement: (content) => `[^${content.trim()}]`,
+	});
+
+	turndown.addRule('footnoteBackLink', {
+		filter: (node) => {
+			if (node.nodeName !== 'A') return false;
+			return /^#footnote-anchor-\d+$/.test(node.getAttribute('href') ?? '');
+		},
+		replacement: () => '',
+	});
+
+	turndown.addRule('footnoteDef', {
+		filter: (node) => {
+			if (node.nodeName !== 'DIV') return false;
+			const backLink = node.querySelector('a[href^="#footnote-anchor-"]');
+			return backLink !== null && backLink.parentElement === node;
+		},
+		replacement: (content, node) => {
+			const anchor = node.querySelector('a[href^="#footnote-anchor-"]');
+			const num = (anchor?.textContent ?? '').trim();
+			const text = content.trim();
+			const indented = text.split('\n').map((line, i) =>
+				i === 0 || line === '' ? line : '    ' + line
+			).join('\n');
+			return `\n\n[^${num}]: ${indented}\n\n`;
+		},
+	});
+
 	return turndown;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index c7625e6..c2e2b14 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export default class SubstackClipperPlugin extends Plugin {
 				}
 			}
 
-			let processedMd = postprocessMarkdown(markdown, domain, downloadResult.downloaded);
+			let processedMd = postprocessMarkdown(markdown, downloadResult.downloaded);
 
 			// Build podcast/video/transcript sections
 			let podcastVideoPlayer = '';
diff --git a/src/postprocess.ts b/src/postprocess.ts
index 1a82c6b..9ed83d8 100644
--- a/src/postprocess.ts
+++ b/src/postprocess.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export function postprocessMarkdown(md: string, domain: string, downloadedUrls: Set<string>): string {
+export function postprocessMarkdown(md: string, downloadedUrls: Set<string>): string {
 	let out = md;
 
 	// iframe spacing
@@ -11,17 +11,6 @@ export function postprocessMarkdown(md: string, domain: string, downloadedUrls:
 	// fix headings glued to links
 	out = out.replace(/(\))(#{1,6})/g, '$1\n\n$2');
 
-	// footnotes
-	const escapedDomain = domain.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
-	out = out.replace(
-		new RegExp(`\\[(\\d)\\]\\(${escapedDomain}/p/([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)#footnote-\\d-\\d+\\)`, 'g'),
-		'[^$1]',
-	);
-	out = out.replace(
-		new RegExp(`\\[(\\d)\\]\\(${escapedDomain}/p/([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)#footnote-anchor-\\d-\\d+\\)`, 'g'),
-		'[^$1]: ',
-	);
-
 	// truncated post previews
 	out = out.replace(
 		/\[(.*)\n(\n)?-+\]\([a-z0-9-:/.]+\)(.*)(\n\n)?\[Read full story\]\(([a-z0-9-]+)\)/g,