HTML to Markdown
Strip HTML tags and convert to clean Markdown syntax.
About the HTML to Markdown Converter
This tool converts HTML to Markdown, turning verbose markup into clean readable source. Headings, lists, links, tables and code blocks are all preserved, while presentational wrappers, inline styles and class attributes are discarded because Markdown cannot express them.
Convert HTML to Markdown when content needs to move somewhere Markdown-native — migrating a blog into a static site generator, importing documentation into a repository, or converting a web page into notes.
The value is what gets thrown away. HTML from a CMS or word processor is full of nested divs, spans, inline styles and class attributes that carry no meaning. Markdown has no way to express them, so conversion strips the presentation and leaves the structure.
Structural elements survive: headings keep their level, lists keep their nesting, links keep their targets, and tables become pipe tables. The result is diffable in git and readable as plain text, which is why documentation repositories prefer it.
How to use the HTML to Markdown Converter
- Paste your HTML. Enter the markup, or the page source you want converted.
- Convert. Run the conversion to produce Markdown.
- Check the structure. Confirm headings, lists and tables came through.
- Copy the Markdown. Take the source for your repository or static site.
HTML to Markdown Converter features
- Headings converted to hash-prefixed ATX style
- Lists, links, images and code blocks preserved
- Script and style elements stripped out entirely
- Inline styles and class attributes dropped, since Markdown cannot express them
- Copy the Markdown or download it as a file
Frequently asked questions
What happens to styling and layout markup?
It is discarded. Markdown has no way to express inline styles, classes or presentational wrappers, so those are dropped and the underlying structure — headings, lists, links, emphasis — is what survives.
Are scripts removed?
Yes, script and style elements are stripped rather than converted, so nothing executable comes through into your Markdown.
Why convert HTML to Markdown at all?
To get content out of a CMS or a rendered page and into something you can keep in version control, diff sensibly and edit without fighting the markup. It is the usual first step in migrating a site to a static generator.
Will the result need editing?
Usually some. Real-world HTML contains structures with no clean Markdown equivalent — nested tables, layout divs, inline spans — and those come through awkwardly. Expect to tidy the output rather than ship it unread.
Is my HTML uploaded?
Yes, this conversion runs on our server, so the markup is sent there and is not retained afterwards. If the page is unpublished and that matters, paste only the section you need.