HTML to Markdown Converter
Transform your raw HTML code into clean, easily readable Markdown text instantly. Processed 100% securely in your browser.
Markdown Output
Convert HTML to Clean Markdown Instantly
Strip away messy tags, inline CSS, and complex web formatting. Our free HTML to Markdown converter instantly translates your raw HTML code or `.html` files into clean, readable Markdown syntax (.md). Perfect for migrating blog posts, documenting code, or repurposing web content without sacrificing your privacy.
How To Convert HTML to Markdown
Input HTML
Type or paste your raw HTML code directly into the editor, or upload an existing .html file from your computer.
Convert Instantly
Click "Convert to Markdown." Our intelligent parser instantly strips bloated styling tags and translates the structure into Markdown syntax.
Copy or Download
Copy the clean, converted text to your clipboard, or click the download button to save it locally as an .md file.
Key Features & Benefits
100% Client-Side Privacy
Your data is parsed and translated entirely inside your local web browser. No files or code are ever transmitted to our backend servers.
Clean Up Messy HTML
Perfect for migrating legacy content. The converter automatically strips out unnecessary inline styles, CSS classes, and empty span tags.
Lightning Fast
By avoiding server upload queues, even massive HTML files containing thousands of lines of code are completely converted in milliseconds.
Real-World Use Cases
CMS Migrations
When moving a blog from an older HTML-based platform (like Blogger or classic WordPress) to a modern static site generator (like Hugo or Gatsby), this tool instantly sanitizes your old posts into required Markdown.
Scraping Web Content
Researchers and writers can copy an article's raw HTML source code and convert it here to extract just the text, links, and headers without the visual clutter.
Email Repurposing
Take the heavy HTML code from an old Mailchimp newsletter campaign and convert it into lightweight Markdown to easily republish as a blog post.
Creating GitHub READMEs
If you mocked up your project documentation in a visual WYSIWYG HTML editor, use this converter to turn that layout into a README.md file for your GitHub repository.
Pro Tips for Better Conversion
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Preserve Complex Elements: Standard Markdown does not natively support layout elements like
<iframe>(YouTube embeds) or<div>alignments. If you need to keep these in your final document, check the "Keep unsupported HTML tags" box before converting. -
Extracting from Full Webpages: If you paste the entire source code of a website (including the
<head>, scripts, and navigation bars), the output will be very messy. For best results, copy only the HTML inside the main<article>or body content area.
Frequently Asked Questions
The converter handles all standard text-formatting HTML elements. This includes headings (<h1> to <h6>), paragraphs (<p>), lists (<ul>, <ol>, <li>), bold and italics (<strong>, <em>), hyperlinks (<a href="...">), images (<img>), blockquotes (<blockquote>), code blocks (<pre>), and horizontal rules (<hr>).
By default, HTML tags that have no direct Markdown equivalent (such as <div>, <span>, or <section>) are stripped out, leaving only the raw text inside them intact. If you want to retain these raw HTML tags in your final Markdown output, ensure you check the "Keep unsupported HTML tags" option before converting.
Yes! This is the perfect tool for taking legacy HTML content exported from older platforms like WordPress, Joomla, or Medium, and instantly converting it into a clean Markdown format required by modern systems like Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, or Ghost.
No. Markdown is strictly a structural language designed for readability, not a styling language. All inline CSS (`style="..."`) and CSS classes (`class="..."`) are intentionally discarded during the conversion process to give you clean, pure text content.
Standard Markdown does not natively support tables, but GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) does. While our parser handles most lists and grids perfectly, highly complex HTML tables (with merged rows or columns) may require slight manual adjustment after conversion.
Because the conversion happens entirely within your web browser using your device's memory, there are no strict file size limits imposed by our server. However, uploading excessively large `.html` files (e.g., over 10MB of text) may temporarily slow down your browser while it processes the document.