How to Convert Rich Text to Markdown Free — Paste & Convert

When You Need This

You are writing documentation in Markdown and need to include content from a Google Doc, a web page, an email, or a Word document. You could manually retype the formatting — converting bold text to **bold**, lists to dashes, headings to hash marks. Or you could paste the rich text and get clean Markdown instantly.

How to Convert Rich Text to Markdown

1. Open the Rich Text to Markdown tool
2. Copy formatted text from any source (Word, Google Docs, web page, email)
3. Paste it into the tool
4. Get clean Markdown output instantly
5. Copy the Markdown for your project

Entirely browser-based. No data is sent anywhere.

Sources That Work

• Google Docs — copy formatted text, paste to get Markdown
• Microsoft Word — works with copy-paste (for file upload, use Word to Markdown tool)
• Web pages — select and copy text from any website
• Email — convert formatted email content to Markdown
• Notion, Confluence, etc. — any app that produces formatted text on the clipboard

Clean Output

The tool produces clean, minimal Markdown without extra whitespace, empty lines, or formatting artifacts. Headers become proper Markdown headers. Bold and italic transfer correctly. Links preserve their URLs. Lists maintain their nesting. The output is ready to paste into your Markdown file without cleanup.