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HTML to Markdown Converter – Convert HTML to .md Format

Convert HTML code to Markdown format online free - no login. Paste raw HTML and get clean, readable Markdown output instantly. Supports headings, links, lists, bold, and images.

About this tool

Moving content from a CMS that stores HTML to a Markdown-based system (GitHub, Notion, Obsidian, Jekyll) requires converting the markup format. Manually translating every <strong>, <h2>, and <a> tag is slow and error-prone; this handles the conversion automatically.

Paste HTML code or a full webpage and convert it to clean Markdown syntax - preserving headings, paragraphs, lists, links, bold, italic, and code blocks.

How to use HTML to Markdown Converter

Step 1: Paste HTML. Paste your raw HTML code into the input panel.
Step 2: Convert. Click convert to generate the Markdown equivalent.
Step 3: Preview. Preview the rendered Markdown output.
Step 4: Copy Markdown. Copy the clean Markdown to use in your project.

Where this tool helps

Convert WordPress HTML posts to Markdown for a static site generator, turn email newsletter HTML into Markdown for a blog post, convert HTML documentation to GitHub-compatible Markdown, migrate content from a rich text editor to a Markdown-based CMS, create README files from existing HTML documentation, and convert HTML scraped content to clean Markdown for editing.

Converts standard HTML tags to their Markdown equivalents accurately.
Preserves nested lists, inline code, code blocks, and hyperlinks.
Useful for migrating blog content, creating README files, and editing in Markdown-based CMSes.

The most common question is what happens to HTML that has no Markdown equivalent - inline styles, complex tables, and embedded media. Tags without direct Markdown equivalents are typically either stripped (inline styles) or left as raw HTML (tables, video), since Markdown allows embedded HTML for unsupported elements.

How to Use HTML to Markdown Converter Converter

Paste HTML

Paste your raw HTML code into the input panel.

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Convert

Click convert to generate the Markdown equivalent.

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Preview

Preview the rendered Markdown output.

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Copy Markdown

Copy the clean Markdown to use in your project.

FAQs

Common questions about this tool and how to use it.

What is Markdown and why use it instead of HTML?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that converts to HTML but is readable as plain text. <h2>Title</h2> becomes ## Title in Markdown. Markdown is easier to write and read than HTML, works in GitHub README files, Notion, Obsidian, Jekyll, and many documentation platforms, and is version control-friendly (readable diffs). Use Markdown when the platform supports it and HTML is overkill - and HTML when you need features Markdown doesn't have (complex tables, custom attributes, inline styles).

What HTML elements convert cleanly to Markdown?

Clean conversions: <h1>–<h6> → # through ######. <strong>/<b> → **bold**. <em>/<i> → *italic*. <a href> → [text](url). <ul>/<li> → - list item. <ol>/<li> → 1. numbered item. <code> → `inline code`. <pre><code> → ```code block```. <blockquote> → > quote. <hr> → ---. <img> → ![alt](src). Elements without clean Markdown equivalents: tables (partial support), inline styles, spans with classes, and complex nested layouts.

What happens to HTML that has no Markdown equivalent?

HTML tags without Markdown equivalents are handled in one of three ways: stripped entirely (inline styles, span elements, div containers), left as raw HTML in the Markdown output (since Markdown allows embedded HTML), or approximated with the nearest Markdown equivalent. Tables are partially supported in GitHub Flavored Markdown using the pipe table syntax, but complex table structures (merged cells, colspan) have no Markdown equivalent and must remain as HTML.

How do I convert a WordPress blog post to Markdown?

Copy the HTML source from WordPress (in the Code Editor view, not the Block Editor visual view). Paste into the HTML-to-Markdown converter. Review the output for any elements that didn't convert cleanly (image paths, embedded iframes, shortcodes). WordPress shortcodes ([gallery], [caption]) have no Markdown equivalent and need manual handling. Images will retain their original URLs - update paths if moving to a new platform.

What is GitHub Flavored Markdown and how does it differ from standard Markdown?

GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extends standard Markdown with: pipe tables (| col1 | col2 |), task lists (- [x] done), strikethrough (~~text~~), fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting (```javascript), automatic URL linking, and @mentions and #issue references. GFM is the most widely adopted extended Markdown flavor - it is also used in GitLab, Bitbucket, and many documentation platforms. Standard Markdown (original spec) lacks all of these extensions.

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