Convert HTML to Markdown instantly. Supports headings, links, images, lists, code blocks, bold, italic and tables. Free online HTML to MD converter.
The HTML to Markdown Converter transforms HTML markup into clean, readable Markdown syntax instantly in your browser. It handles headings, paragraphs, bold, italic, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, code blocks, blockquotes, horizontal rules, and tables - with no server upload required. Ideal for content migration, documentation writing, and CMS transitions.
The converter parses your HTML input using the browser's native DOM parser, which builds a full element tree the same way a browser renders a page. It then walks that tree recursively, mapping each HTML element to its Markdown equivalent - <h1> becomes #, <strong> becomes **...**, <a href> becomes [text](url), and so on. Because it uses the DOM parser rather than regex, it handles nested elements and malformed HTML more reliably than simple string-replacement approaches.
Yes - conversion runs entirely in your browser with no server communication. Your HTML is parsed and transformed in memory within your tab, meaning confidential content such as internal documentation, private blog drafts, or proprietary technical specs is never transmitted or stored anywhere. Refreshing the page clears all input and output immediately.
The converter handles the most common semantic HTML elements: headings (h1-h6), paragraphs, bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, fenced code blocks with language hints, links, images, ordered and unordered lists (including nested), blockquotes, horizontal rules, and basic tables. Elements with no Markdown equivalent - such as <div>, <span>, <form>, or CSS classes - are either stripped or rendered as their text content, so highly styled HTML may lose visual formatting. Complex nested tables may also require manual cleanup after conversion.
The output targets CommonMark - the widely adopted, formally specified Markdown standard - with GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extensions for tables and strikethrough, which are supported in GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian, and most static site generators. If your target platform uses a strict CommonMark parser without GFM extensions, table output may require manual adjustment. The output does not use platform-specific extensions like Obsidian callouts or MDX JSX syntax.
Pandoc is the gold standard for document conversion and supports dozens of formats with precise control over output, but it requires installation and command-line knowledge. Server-side libraries like Turndown (Node.js) or html2text (Python) need a development environment to run. This browser-based tool requires nothing to install - paste and convert in seconds, making it ideal for one-off conversions or for non-developers who need to migrate content without touching a terminal.