HTML ↔ Markdown Converter
Convert between HTML and Markdown in either direction. Handles headings, lists, code blocks, tables, links, and more.
About HTML ↔ Markdown Converter
- HTML → Markdown — converts semantic HTML elements into clean, readable Markdown syntax.
- Markdown → HTML — parses Markdown into standards-compliant HTML output.
- Heading styles — choose ATX (
# Heading) or Setext (underlined) for h1/h2. - Swap — click Swap to reverse direction and chain conversions, moving the output into the input.
- Tables, code blocks, links — all common formatting elements are preserved during conversion.
- Everything runs in your browser — no data is sent over the network.
How to Convert HTML to Markdown
Markdown has become the standard for developer documentation, GitHub READMEs, technical blogs, static site generators like Astro, Hugo, and Jekyll, and knowledge bases like Notion and Obsidian. But much of the web's content still lives in HTML — web pages, CMS exports, email templates, and legacy documentation. This free online HTML to Markdown converter transforms HTML into clean, readable Markdown instantly in your browser.
Why Convert HTML to Markdown?
Markdown is simpler to read, write, and version-control than HTML. Converting HTML to Markdown is essential when migrating content between platforms — moving blog posts from WordPress to a Markdown-based static site, extracting documentation from legacy HTML pages into a modern docs-as-code system, or importing web content into note-taking apps like Obsidian. Markdown files are also significantly smaller, render consistently across platforms, and work natively with Git for tracking changes.
Developers frequently need to convert HTML snippets to Markdown for GitHub issues, pull request descriptions, and README files. Technical writers convert HTML documentation exports into Markdown for inclusion in developer portals and API docs. Content teams migrate HTML newsletters and landing pages to Markdown for content management systems that use Markdown as their source format.
Common Use Cases
- CMS migration: Convert WordPress, Drupal, or Ghost HTML exports into Markdown for Hugo, Astro, Next.js, or Gatsby static sites.
- GitHub READMEs: Transform HTML documentation into Markdown format for GitHub repositories.
- Knowledge bases: Import HTML content into Markdown-based tools like Notion, Obsidian, Docusaurus, or GitBook.
- Email to docs: Convert HTML email templates or rich-text content into Markdown for archival and documentation.
- Web scraping: Clean up scraped HTML content into readable Markdown for data processing and content aggregation.
- API documentation: Transform HTML API docs into Markdown for developer portals and SDK documentation.
Customization Options
This converter offers multiple customization options to match your preferred Markdown style. Choose between ATX-style headings (# Heading) or Setext-style (underlined with === or ---). Select your preferred bullet marker (-, *, or +) for unordered lists. Pick fenced code blocks (``` backticks) or indented code blocks (4 spaces). These options ensure the output matches your project's Markdown conventions and linter rules.
Privacy First
This HTML to Markdown converter runs entirely in your browser using the Turndown library. Your HTML content never leaves your device — no API calls, no server processing, no data storage. This makes it safe for converting internal documentation, email content, CMS exports, and any HTML containing sensitive information.