What is HTML to Markdown Conversion?
HTML to Markdown conversion transforms web markup — the language browsers use to render pages — into a clean, human-readable plain-text format. Where HTML uses verbose tags like <h1>Title</h1>, Markdown expresses the same structure as # Title.
The result is content that's far easier to edit, version-control, and port across platforms — from static site generators and documentation tools to AI assistants and content management systems.
HTML (Before)
<h2>Getting Started</h2> <p>Install the <strong>package</strong> with:</p> <pre><code>npm install my-pkg</code></pre> <ul> <li>Fast</li> <li>Lightweight</li> </ul>
Markdown (After)
## Getting Started Install the **package** with: ``` npm install my-pkg ``` - Fast - Lightweight
How Do I Convert HTML to Markdown?
Using this tool takes less than a minute:
Paste or Upload
Paste HTML into the input panel, drop an .html file, or fetch a URL.
Configure Options
Set heading style, bullet character, GFM support, and more in the Options panel.
Preview Instantly
See real-time Markdown output in Raw or rendered Preview mode.
Copy or Download
Copy to clipboard or download the .md file for immediate use.
Why Use Markdown Instead of HTML?
Human-Readable
Markdown is designed to look clean as plain text. You can read and understand it without a browser or editor.
LLM & AI Friendly
Large language models (LLMs) process Markdown much more efficiently than raw HTML — fewer tokens, better semantic preservation.
Version Control
Markdown diffs are meaningful in Git. Track what changed between versions rather than seeing a wall of HTML attribute changes.
Universal Portability
Markdown works everywhere: GitHub, Notion, Obsidian, Ghost, Docusaurus, Gatsby, Next.js MDX, and hundreds more tools.
Faster to Write
No closing tags, no attribute syntax. Writing `**bold**` is faster than `<strong>bold</strong>` every time you format.
Separation of Concerns
Content (Markdown) is separated from presentation (CSS/HTML). Change the design without touching the content.
Supported HTML Elements
This converter handles a comprehensive set of HTML elements common in web content, blog posts, and documentation:
| HTML Element | Markdown Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| <h1>–<h6> | # to ###### (ATX) or === / --- (Setext) | Configurable style |
| <p> | Double newline separation | Paragraphs preserved |
| <strong>, <b> | **bold text** | |
| <em>, <i> | *italic text* | |
| <a href> | [link text](url) | Title attribute included |
| <img src alt> |  | Title attribute included |
| <ul><li> | - item (configurable) | Nested lists supported |
| <ol><li> | 1. item | Start attribute respected |
| <blockquote> | > quote | Multi-line supported |
| <pre><code> | ```lang\ncode\n``` | Language auto-detected from class |
| <code> | `inline code` | Inline only |
| <hr> | --- | |
| <br> | Two spaces + newline or \ | Configurable |
| <table> (GFM) | Pipe table with | separator | Alignment detection from align attr |
| <del>, <s> (GFM) | ~~strikethrough~~ | Requires GFM enabled |
| <input type="checkbox"> (GFM) | - [ ] / - [x] | Task lists in <li> items |
GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) Features
GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extends standard Markdown with features essential for software documentation and collaboration. This tool supports all major GFM extensions, togglable from the Options panel:
📊 Tables
HTML <table> elements become aligned pipe tables with | separators. Column alignment is auto-detected from the align HTML attribute.
| Name | Age | |------|-----| | John | 30 |
~~Strikethrough~~
<del>, <s>, and <strike> tags are converted to GFM double-tilde strikethrough syntax, commonly used for showing removed text.
~~This text is removed~~
☑️ Task Lists
<input type="checkbox"> inside list items become GFM task list syntax. Checked boxes become [x] and unchecked become [ ].
- [x] Done - [ ] To do
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Frequently Asked Questions
<h1>Hello</h1> becomes # Hello, and <strong>text</strong> becomes **text**. The result is a cleaner, human-readable document that's easy to edit, version-control, and re-use across platforms..md file.<h1>–<h6>, <p>, <div>, <section>, <article>, <blockquote>, <hr>, <br><strong>, <b>, <em>, <i>, <del>, <s>, <strike>, <code>, <mark>, <sup>, <sub>, <abbr><ul>, <ol>, <li> with full nesting support<a href>, <img src><pre>, <pre><code> with language detection from class names<table>, <input type="checkbox"> for task lists, <del> for strikethrough<table> elements are converted to pipe-style Markdown tables with header separators<del>, <s> tags become ~~text~~<input type="checkbox"> inside list items become - [ ] or - [x]<table> elements are converted to GFM pipe-style Markdown tables. The converter:<tr> as the header rowalign attributes (left/center/right):---:, ---:, or :--- syntax for alignment<th align="center">Name</th> → | :---: | separator.colspan/rowspan) are simplified — merged content is preserved but the merge structure is flattened.# Heading 1## Heading 2### Heading 3 ... up to H6