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Markdown has become the universal lightweight markup language for developers, writers, and content creators. It's the format behind every README file on GitHub, every documentation page on ReadTheDocs, and increasingly the preferred format for AI prompts and knowledge bases. Converting HTML to Markdown strips away the noise — inline styles, unnecessary `
| Element | Markdown | HTML Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Heading | ## Section | <h2>Section</h2> |
| Bold | **text** | <strong>text</strong> |
| Italic | *text* | <em>text</em> |
| Link | [title](url) | <a href="url">title</a> |
| Image |  | <img src="url" alt="alt"> |
| List | - item | <li>item</li> |
| Code | `code` | <code>code</code> |
| Table | | A | B | | <table><td>...</td></table> |
| Blockquote | > quoted | <blockquote>quoted</blockquote> |
Blog migration. Moving from WordPress or a WYSIWYG CMS to a static site generator (Hugo, Jekyll, Astro, Next.js)? Convert your HTML posts to Markdown for cleaner, faster, Git-friendly content.
README and documentation. GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket all render Markdown natively. Convert HTML documentation to Markdown for a seamless developer experience.
AI and LLM prompts. AI models process Markdown efficiently. Converting scraped web content to Markdown before feeding it into an LLM context window reduces token waste from HTML tags and inline styles. This is the standard preprocessing step for RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines.
Email content extraction. Many email clients send HTML-only emails. Convert them to Markdown for clean archiving, note-taking, or repurposing in plain-text formats.
Standard HTML tables convert cleanly to Markdown pipe tables. However, merged cells (colspan, rowspan) and nested tables don't have standard Markdown equivalents and will be simplified. For best results with complex tables, simplify the HTML structure before conversion or use the raw Markdown as a starting point for manual cleanup.
Paste your HTML into the input box on the left. The Markdown output appears instantly on the right. Click "Copy Markdown" to copy it, or "Download .md" to save as a file. You can also enter a URL and click "Convert URL" to fetch and convert a live webpage.
Yes. Standard HTML <table> elements are converted to Markdown pipe tables with proper alignment. Merged cells (colspan/rowspan) and nested tables are simplified since Markdown doesn't support them natively.
Completely safe. All conversion happens locally in your browser using the Turndown.js library. Your HTML never leaves your device — no data is sent to any server. You can verify by disconnecting from the internet after the page loads.
Yes. Enter the webpage URL and click "Convert URL." The tool fetches the page's HTML and converts it. Some websites block cross-origin requests (CORS policy), in which case you can copy the HTML source manually and paste it instead.
This tool produces standard Markdown compatible with CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM). It supports fenced code blocks (```), pipe tables, task lists, and strikethrough — the full GFM feature set.
Markdown is more readable in raw form, produces smaller files, works beautifully with version control (Git diffs are clean), and is the standard format for documentation platforms, static site generators, and increasingly AI/LLM applications.