Free HTML to Markdown Converter — Convert Markup Online

HTML is what browsers render. Markdown is what developers write. When you need to move content from a website into documentation, a README, a wiki, or a static site generator, you need to convert HTML to Markdown. Doing this manually — stripping tags, adding # for headings, replacing <a> with [text](url) — is tedious. A converter does it instantly.

Our free HTML to Markdown converter takes any HTML and produces clean, readable Markdown. Paste from a webpage, CMS export, or raw HTML source and get Markdown ready for GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, Jekyll, Hugo, or any Markdown-based platform.

What Is HTML to Markdown Conversion?

HTML uses tags like <h1>, <p>, <a href="...">, and <strong> to structure content. Markdown uses plain text shortcuts: # for headings, **bold** for bold, [text](url) for links. Both represent the same content structure, just with different syntax.

The converter parses the HTML DOM tree and maps each element to its Markdown equivalent. Block elements become Markdown blocks. Inline elements become inline Markdown. Nested structures are preserved.

Why Convert HTML to Markdown?

• Documentation migration. Moving content from a CMS (WordPress, Drupal) to a Markdown-based system (GitHub Pages, Docusaurus, MkDocs).
• README creation. Copy content from a webpage and convert it to Markdown for your GitHub repository README.
• Note-taking. Save web content in Markdown format for Obsidian, Notion, or other Markdown note apps.
• Content portability. Markdown is platform-independent. Converting HTML to Markdown makes content portable across dozens of tools and platforms.
• Cleaner editing. Markdown is easier to read and edit than HTML. Converting once makes ongoing maintenance simpler.

What HTML Elements Convert to Markdown

HTML	Markdown
<h1>...</h1>	# Heading
<h2>...</h2>	## Heading
<strong> / <b>	**bold**
<em> / <i>	*italic*
<a href="...">	[text](url)
<img src="...">	
<ul><li>	- item
<ol><li>	1. item
<code>	`code`
<pre><code>	```code block```
<blockquote>	> quote
<hr>	---

Common Use Cases

WordPress to static site. Exporting WordPress posts as HTML and converting to Markdown for Jekyll, Hugo, Gatsby, or Astro. This is one of the most common migration paths.

Email to documentation. Copy a well-formatted email, paste the HTML, and get Markdown documentation you can commit to your repo.

Web scraping output. Scraped HTML content is hard to read. Convert it to Markdown for human review and editing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does it handle complex HTML?

It handles standard HTML elements (headings, paragraphs, links, images, lists, tables, code blocks). Custom components, iframes, and JavaScript-dependent content will be stripped since they have no Markdown equivalent.

Are CSS styles preserved?

No. Markdown does not support inline styles. The conversion preserves structure (headings, lists, bold, italic) but not visual styling (colors, fonts, sizes). This is by design — Markdown separates content from presentation.

Can I convert Markdown back to HTML?

Yes — use our Markdown Preview tool which renders Markdown as HTML.

Does it handle HTML tables?

Yes. HTML tables are converted to Markdown pipe tables. Complex tables with colspan/rowspan may lose some structure since Markdown tables are simpler than HTML tables.

Is my HTML data private?

Yes. All conversion happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.