Free HTML to Markdown
Convert HTML into clean Markdown.
What is the HTML to Markdown?
You've copied content out of a web page or a CMS and what you actually want is clean Markdown — for a README, a docs site, or a note app. Doing that by hand, stripping tags and rebuilding the formatting, is exactly the tedium computers are for.
This HTML to Markdown converter parses your HTML and rewrites it as tidy Markdown in one step.
Last updated: Aug 14, 2026
What does this tool do?
You paste HTML and the tool parses it with the browser's own HTML engine, then walks the structure and emits the Markdown equivalent.
Headings, bold and italic, links, images, lists, tables, code blocks and blockquotes all convert, ready to copy.
Key features
Real HTML parsing
Uses the browser's HTML parser.
Rich elements
Headings, lists, tables, code and more.
Links & images
Converted with their URLs.
Clean output
Tidied spacing, ready to paste.
Private
Runs in your browser.
Example
Common use cases
- Technical writers — Move web content into docs.
- Developers — Turn HTML into README Markdown.
- Bloggers — Convert CMS HTML to Markdown.
- Note-takers — Paste clean Markdown into apps.
- Open-source maintainers — Standardize docs formatting.
- Content migrators — Move between platforms.
- Students — Convert copied material to notes.
- Anyone with HTML — Get Markdown without the tags.
Benefits
- It removes the drudgery of hand-converting tags.
- It handles rich elements, not just paragraphs.
- It uses a real parser, so messy HTML still works.
- It keeps your content private in the browser.
Tips
- Paste a clean HTML fragment for the tidiest result.
- Review tables and nested lists — complex ones may need a tweak.
- Code inside <pre> becomes a fenced code block automatically.
- Strip styling and layout wrappers first if the source is heavy.
- Use it after copying from a page's 'view source' or inspector.
- Markdown output works on GitHub, docs sites and note apps.
- For the reverse, use a Markdown preview to render Markdown back to HTML.
- Check links carried their correct URLs after conversion.
Common mistakes to avoid
Expecting perfect deeply-nested output
Fix: Very complex or malformed HTML may need light cleanup after conversion.
Pasting a whole page with layout
Fix: Convert the content fragment; strip navigation and layout wrappers first.
Assuming inline styles carry over
Fix: Markdown has no styling — colors and fonts are dropped by design.
Not checking tables
Fix: Review converted tables, as complex ones don't always map cleanly to Markdown.
How it works
- 1
Paste HTML
Any HTML markup.
- 2
Convert
It's parsed into Markdown.
- 3
Copy
Use the Markdown anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Headings, bold/italic/strikethrough, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, tables, code blocks and blockquotes.
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using its built-in HTML parser.
Headings, bold/italic/strikethrough, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, tables, code blocks and blockquotes.
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using its built-in HTML parser.
No. Markdown is a plain-text format without styling, so visual formatting is intentionally dropped.
Usually, yes — it uses the browser's forgiving HTML parser, though very complex markup may need minor cleanup.
Use a Markdown preview tool, which renders Markdown as HTML.
It runs locally, so large documents depend on your device but typical content converts instantly.
Conclusion
An HTML to Markdown converter turns tag-heavy HTML into clean, portable Markdown in one step. Pair it with the Markdown preview and CSV to Markdown tools to round out your content workflow.