How to Convert HTML to Markdown
Migrating content from a CMS, cleaning up web scrapes, or moving docs to a Git-based workflow? Converting HTML to Markdown strips away the tag noise and gives you clean, portable text. This guide shows you how to get perfect Markdown output.
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Paste your HTML
Open the HTML to Markdown converter and paste your HTML source into the input panel. You can paste full pages or just the content section — the tool handles both.
Configure conversion options
Set your preferences for heading style (ATX # vs Setext underline), bullet character (- or *), code block style (fenced or indented), and link format (inline or reference).
Handle special elements
Tables are converted to pipe-delimited Markdown tables. Images become `` syntax. Code blocks inside `<pre>` tags are wrapped in triple backticks with language detection.
Review and clean up
Preview the Markdown output alongside a rendered preview. Check for any formatting artifacts from complex HTML like nested divs or inline styles that do not have Markdown equivalents.
Copy or download
Copy the Markdown text or download it as a .md file. The output is ready to drop into GitHub repos, static site generators like Hugo or Astro, or any Markdown-based documentation system.
Pro Tips
- *Strip unnecessary wrapper divs from your HTML before converting for cleaner output.
- *Use reference-style links `[text][1]` for documents with many repeated URLs to keep the Markdown tidy.
- *If tables look broken, check that the original HTML table has consistent column counts across rows.
- *Combine with a Markdown linter like markdownlint after conversion to catch any style inconsistencies.
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