HTML to Markdown
Convert HTML into readable Markdown for docs, README files, and notes, with a live preview.
About HTML to Markdown
An HTML to Markdown converter restores readability to content trapped inside tags. Web pages, exported documents, and copied email snippets arrive as dense HTML that's hard to edit and review. Markdown keeps the same structure but reads like plain text, which is why documentation projects and note-taking apps prefer it. This tool performs that transformation and shows you a live preview of the result.
Semantic tags map to their Markdown equivalents: h2 becomes ##, strong becomes **, and paragraphs become blank-line-separated blocks. Nested lists, links, and inline formatting convert with correct indentation and syntax, and unknown or non-semantic tags are dropped while their text content is kept, so nothing readable is lost. The result is clean, conventional Markdown that opens directly in any editor or documentation tool.
Developers converting web content into README files and wiki pages use it constantly, and technical writers importing legacy HTML into documentation systems appreciate the clean output. Researchers and students copying article sections into notes get readable text instead of markup soup, and anyone migrating a website or blog to a Markdown-based workflow will find it essential for content migration.
How to Use
- Paste the HTML you want to convert.
- Press Convert to Markdown.
- Copy the resulting Markdown into your editor.
Example
<h2>Title</h2><p>Some <strong>bold</strong> text.</p> ## Title Some **bold** text.
Semantic HTML tags map to their Markdown equivalents: h2 becomes ##, strong becomes **, and paragraphs become blank-line-separated blocks.
FAQ
Does it handle nested elements?
Yes. Nested lists, links, and inline formatting are converted with correct Markdown indentation and syntax.
What happens to unsupported tags?
Unknown or non-semantic tags are dropped, leaving their text content so nothing readable is lost.
Why convert HTML to Markdown?
Markdown is far easier to edit, review, and version-control than HTML, making it ideal for documentation and notes.
Will it convert inline styles and classes?
No. Presentation attributes like class and style are ignored; only the semantic structure and text content are preserved in the Markdown output.
Does it handle complex layouts with divs?
Divs carry no semantic meaning, so their text content is preserved while the wrapper itself is dropped, producing flat, readable Markdown without empty containers.