How to Use the HTML to Markdown Converter
This free online HTML to Markdown converter transforms HTML markup into clean, readable Markdown syntax. Whether you're migrating blog content to a static site generator, converting rich-text editor output, or extracting content from web pages, this tool handles headings, links, images, tables, code blocks, blockquotes, and lists — all processed in your browser with no server calls.
Step-by-Step
1. **Paste your HTML** into the input area — full HTML documents or fragments both work.
The conversion handles nested elements, preserves link URLs, and generates proper Markdown table syntax from HTML tables.
Features
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Table conversion — HTML tables are converted to properly aligned Markdown tables with header separator rows.
Code block preservation —
HTML entity decoding — Entities like &, <, >, , and " are decoded to their plain text equivalents.
Character savings — Shows the percentage reduction in character count from HTML to Markdown.
Nested list support — Handles nested ordered and unordered lists with proper indentation.
Client-side conversion — All processing uses browser-native DOM parsing. No data is sent to any server. Common Use Cases
CMS Migration — Convert WordPress, Ghost, or Drupal HTML content to Markdown for migration to static site generators like Hugo, Gatsby, Astro, or Next.js.
Rich-Text Editor Output — Convert HTML from WYSIWYG editors (TinyMCE, CKEditor, Quill) to Markdown for storage in Git repositories or Markdown-based CMS platforms.
Web Scraping Cleanup — Convert scraped HTML content to Markdown for cleaner storage, documentation, or analysis.
Email Content Extraction — Convert HTML email bodies to Markdown for archiving, searching, or repurposing as documentation.
Documentation Conversion — Convert Confluence, SharePoint, or Google Docs HTML exports to Markdown for developer documentation platforms like GitBook or Docusaurus. Tips for Power Users
- For best results, paste clean HTML without extensive inline styles. The converter focuses on semantic tags rather than presentation attributes.
- When converting tables, ensure the HTML table has a row for the Markdown header separator to generate correctly.
- Use this tool alongside the Markdown Preview to convert HTML to Markdown and immediately preview the rendered output.
- For very large HTML documents, convert sections individually to review the Markdown quality for each part.
- Images are converted to  syntax. Verify that image URLs are absolute paths so they work outside the original HTML context.
Why Use This Tool?
This HTML to Markdown converter uses the browser's native DOMParser to parse HTML and generates clean Markdown through JavaScript string operations. Your HTML content — which may come from proprietary CMS systems, internal wikis, or private email threads — never leaves your device. It's fast, accurate, and completely private.
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