MarkdownViewer

HTML to Markdown Converter

Convert HTML back into clean Markdown.

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What is the HTML to Markdown Converter?

An HTML to Markdown converter turns HTML markup back into readable Markdown text. This is useful when you have copied content from a web page or a rich-text editor and want to store or edit it in Markdown — the format used by READMEs, note apps and most documentation systems. The converter maps the common tags (headings, paragraphs, links, images, lists, bold, italic and code) to their Markdown equivalents and strips the rest.

Common Uses for the HTML to Markdown Converter

  • Converting copied web content into Markdown for a note app or README
  • Turning rich-text HTML from a CMS into Markdown for version control
  • Cleaning pasted HTML before storing it in a Markdown-based wiki
  • Migrating an HTML document into a Markdown workflow

When HTML to Markdown is actually useful

Markdown is the easier format to edit and version-control, but a lot of the content we work with starts as HTML — copied from a website, exported from a rich-text editor, or pulled from a CMS. Converting to Markdown produces something you can diff, review in a pull request and edit without wading through tag soup. It is the standard move when bringing legacy or web-sourced content into a documentation workflow.

What gets lost, and why it does not matter

Tables of complex spans, custom classes, embedded scripts and precise styling are dropped. In practice that is a feature, not a bug: those things usually do not survive copy-paste into another system anyway, and keeping them would defeat the point of Markdown. The structure that matters for reading and editing — headings, paragraphs, lists, links and code — is preserved.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which HTML tags are converted?
Headings (h1-h6), paragraphs, links, images, bold and italic, inline and block code, and list items. Attributes other than href, src and alt are dropped, because Markdown has no syntax for them.
Why does my output lose styling?
Markdown is a plain-text format that has no concept of CSS classes, inline styles or layout. Conversion deliberately keeps only the structure — headings, links, lists — and discards presentation, which is what makes the result portable between systems.
Is the conversion lossless?
No. One-directional conversion can degrade complex markup, and round-tripping HTML → Markdown → HTML will not reproduce the original exactly. For simple documents the result is faithful; for heavily styled pages you will need to review and adjust.
Can I convert the Markdown back to HTML after?
Yes. Use the Markdown to HTML converter to turn the result back into markup when you need it for a web page or email template.

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