Convert HTML to Markdown
Free, in your browser, no file uploads.
What it's for
HTML to Markdown without the hassle
Platform compatible
The generated Markdown works in GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, and all static site generators.
100% private
Conversion happens in your browser. Your HTML code is never sent to any server.
Clean output
Unnecessary attributes are stripped and standard Markdown is produced without residual HTML noise.
Instant
Markdown appears in real time as you type or paste HTML. No waiting.
How it works
Three steps, no hassle
Paste your HTML
Copy and paste the HTML code you want to convert into the left text area. You can also type it directly.
Automatic conversion
Clean Markdown is generated instantly in the right panel. Headings, lists, links, and images are converted automatically.
Copy or download
Copy the Markdown to clipboard with one click or download it as a ready-to-use .md file.
FAQ
Got questions?
Markdown is far more readable than HTML for humans, can be easily versioned with Git, and is portable across platforms like GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, and dozens of static site generators. It is ideal for technical documentation and README files.
Headings (h1-h6), bold and italic text, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, code blocks, inline code, and blockquotes are all converted. The output follows standard Markdown syntax.
HTML tables are converted to standard Markdown tables (using | and ---). Divs and purely presentational elements without a direct Markdown equivalent may need manual cleanup afterward, since Markdown has no layout semantics.
Yes. Convertir.ai also offers the Markdown to HTML tool for the reverse process. Both tools are complementary and can be used together for bidirectional editing workflows.
Migrating content from WordPress or Ghost to Jekyll, Hugo, or Astro; cleaning up HTML-formatted emails into documentation; extracting text from web scraping cleanly; preparing content for Markdown-accepting editors like Notion or Confluence.
HTML to Markdown: history, uses, and why it matters in 2025
Markdown was created by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz in 2004 with the goal of being a human-readable text format that could also convert to valid HTML. The core idea was that plain text with minimal markup would be easier to read and write than raw HTML. Since then, Markdown has become the de facto standard for technical documentation on GitHub, GitLab, npm, PyPI, and dozens of platforms.
The lack of a single standard led to the creation of CommonMark in 2014, a precise and unambiguous specification that resolved incompatibilities between implementations. GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extends CommonMark with tables, task lists, and syntax-highlighted code blocks. Today Markdown is the primary format in tools like Notion, Obsidian, Bear, Typora, and most modern wikis.
Converting HTML to Markdown is especially relevant in CMS migrations: moving from WordPress to a static generator like Astro or Hugo requires converting hundreds of HTML articles to .md files. It is also useful for cleaning up content copied from the web before pasting into a Markdown editor, stripping the noise of style attributes, CSS classes, and structural divs.