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HTML to Markdown Converter

Convert your HTML code to clean Markdown format instantly

HTML Input
Markdown Output
All processing happens in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

Usage Examples

Website Content Extraction

Extract content from web pages and convert to Markdown for documentation, blog posts, or content management systems.

CMS Migration

Migrate content between content management systems by converting HTML articles to Markdown format.

Documentation Conversion

Convert HTML documentation pages to Markdown for use in GitHub, GitLab, or static site generators.

Features

DOM-Based Parsing

Uses the browser's native DOM parser for accurate and reliable HTML parsing

Table Support

Converts HTML tables to Markdown table format with proper alignment

Download as .md

Download the converted result directly as a Markdown (.md) file

Client-Side Processing

All conversion happens locally in your browser for complete privacy

How to Use?

1

Enter HTML

Paste your HTML code into the input area on the left.

2

Convert

Click the Convert button to transform your HTML into Markdown format.

3

Use Result

Copy the Markdown output to clipboard or download it as a .md file.

Frequently Asked Questions

Headings (h1-h6 → # through ######), bold (strong/b → **text**), italic (em/i → *text*), links (a → [text](url)), images (img → ![alt](url)), inline code (code → `code`), fenced code blocks (pre/code → triple backticks), ordered and unordered lists (ol/ul/li), blockquotes (blockquote → >), horizontal rules (hr → ---), and tables (table/thead/tbody/tr/td → GFM table format).

The browser's native HTML parser builds a real DOM tree from your input, then the converter traverses the nodes recursively. This is more accurate and robust than regex-based approaches — it correctly handles nested formatting, malformed HTML, and edge cases that trip up pattern-matching converters. The same parser your browser uses to render web pages handles the input.

Script tags, style tags, and HTML comments are stripped automatically and produce no Markdown output. Only visible content — text, images, links, and structural elements — is converted. This means you can paste a complete web page's HTML source and get just the readable content in Markdown.

HTML tables are converted to GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) table syntax: | Col1 | Col2 | header row, then | --- | --- | separator row, then data rows. Column alignment from HTML (text-align: left/right/center) is reflected in the GFM alignment syntax (:--- for left, ---: for right, :---: for center). Nested tables are flattened to plain text.

Yes. The converter handles complete HTML documents including doctype, head, and body tags. The head section (meta tags, scripts, styles) is ignored. Only the body content is converted. This makes it easy to paste a copied web page's source and get the article content as Markdown, stripping navigation, footers, and other page chrome.

Clean Markdown text only — no front matter, no extra metadata. The file is ready to use directly in GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, Hugo, Jekyll, or any Markdown editor. Save it as README.md, a blog post file, or a documentation page without any post-processing.

This tool converts in the opposite direction: HTML input → Markdown output. The companion Markdown to HTML tool converts Markdown input → HTML output with live preview. Both are useful — this tool when you want to extract or migrate web content into a Markdown-based workflow; the other when you want to render or publish Markdown.

No. All conversion runs in your browser using the native DOM parser and JavaScript. Your HTML never leaves your device. Works offline once the page is loaded.

What Is HTML to Markdown Converter?

Paste HTML and get clean Markdown output. Uses the browser native DOM parser for accurate conversion of headings, formatting, links, images, lists, code blocks, and tables.

Key Features

DOM-based parsing for accuracy, table support with proper alignment, handles nested elements, downloads as .md file, strips script and style elements automatically.

Common Use Cases

Migrating web content to Markdown-based CMS systems, extracting content from web pages, converting HTML documentation for GitHub, or simplifying HTML for easier editing.

Tips

You can paste entire web page HTML -- the converter will extract meaningful content and ignore scripts and styles. Nested formatting is handled recursively.

Privacy

All conversion uses your browser native DOM parser. No HTML data is sent to any server.

Security and Privacy

Your data security is our priority

Local Processing

All processing happens in your browser

No Data Transfer

Your data is not sent to our servers

No Data Storage

No data is stored or shared

SSL Encryption

SSL encryption for secure connection

Next Step

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