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HTML to Markdown Converter

Convert HTML into clean Markdown — headings, links, images, lists, code, and tables — for READMEs, docs, and static sites. Free.

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💡 How to use

  • Paste rendered or source HTML and get clean Markdown you can use in READMEs, docs, or a CMS.
  • Supports headings, bold/italic, links, images, lists, blockquotes, code, and tables.
  • Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Free HTML to Markdown Converter

Convert HTML into clean Markdown instantly in your browser. Paste HTML from a web page, editor, or CMS and get readable Markdown for READMEs, docs, static sites, or blog posts — headings, links, images, lists, code, quotes, and tables all supported. Free, no sign-up, nothing uploaded.

What this tool does

Markdown is the standard for READMEs, documentation, static-site generators, and many blogging platforms, but content often starts life as HTML. This tool parses your HTML and rewrites it as tidy Markdown, so you can move content out of a CMS or web page into a Markdown workflow without hand-editing tags.

How to use it

It is instant:

  • Paste your HTML into the input box.
  • Click Convert to generate Markdown.
  • Review the output on the right.
  • Copy it into your README, docs, or CMS.

What gets converted

The converter handles the elements you use most: headings (h1–h6), paragraphs, bold and italic, inline code and code blocks, links and images, ordered and unordered lists (including nesting), blockquotes, horizontal rules, and tables. Wrapper elements like div and section are unwrapped so you get clean prose rather than leftover markup.

Why convert HTML to Markdown

Markdown is easier to read and diff in version control, portable across tools, and safe to store as plain text. Teams migrating a blog to a static site, writing documentation from existing pages, or standardising content in Git often need HTML turned into Markdown first. Doing it automatically saves hours of manual cleanup.

Tips for best results

Cleaner HTML produces cleaner Markdown, so if you are copying from a page, use the source HTML rather than styled fragments where possible. Markdown intentionally has no styling, so inline styles, classes, and scripts are dropped — only structure and content carry over. For anything Markdown cannot express, the tool keeps the text so nothing is lost.

Privacy

Conversion runs entirely in your browser using the built-in HTML parser — your content is never uploaded, logged, or stored. That makes it safe for internal documentation, unpublished drafts, and any content you would not want to paste into a service that sends it to a server.

FAQ

Is this HTML to Markdown converter free?
Yes. It is completely free, runs in your browser, and needs no account or sign-up.
Is my content uploaded?
No. The conversion happens entirely in your browser, so your HTML never leaves your device.
Which HTML elements are supported?
Headings, paragraphs, bold/italic, links, images, inline code and code blocks, ordered/unordered and nested lists, blockquotes, horizontal rules, and tables.
What happens to CSS, classes, and scripts?
Markdown has no styling, so inline styles, classes, and scripts are removed. Only the structure and text content are converted.
Does it handle nested lists?
Yes. Nested ordered and unordered lists are indented correctly in the Markdown output.
Can I convert a whole web page's HTML?
Yes. Paste the page's HTML and the tool extracts the body content into Markdown. Cleaner source HTML gives cleaner Markdown.
Do you also convert Markdown back to HTML?
This tool goes HTML to Markdown. For the reverse, use our Markdown to HTML converter.

Related tools

Pro tip: pair this tool with Upside Down Text Generator and What is My Browser for a faster SEO workflow.