HTML to Markdown Converter
Convert HTML code to clean Markdown text. Supports headings, links, images, lists, tables, and code blocks.
HTML Input
Markdown Output
About HTML to Markdown Converter
This tool converts HTML markup into clean, readable Markdown text. Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004, widely used for README files, documentation, forums, blogs, and note-taking apps. Converting HTML to Markdown is useful when migrating content between platforms, creating documentation from web pages, or simplifying formatted text for plain-text environments.
The converter supports all common HTML elements: headings (<h1>–<h6>), paragraphs, bold and italic text, links (<a>), images (<img>), ordered and unordered lists, blockquotes, code blocks (<pre><code>), inline code, horizontal rules, and HTML tables. Tables are converted to GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) table syntax with proper alignment pipes. Nested lists are handled with correct indentation.
The conversion runs entirely in your browser using DOM parsing — no libraries or server calls needed. The tool parses your HTML into a DOM tree, then walks through each node recursively to produce the equivalent Markdown. This approach handles real-world HTML including nested elements, whitespace normalization, and edge cases that regex-based converters often miss.
FAQ
Q: Does it handle complex HTML with CSS and JavaScript?
A: The converter focuses on content markup. CSS styles and JavaScript code are stripped during conversion, as Markdown is a content-only format. Inline styles like bold and italic are preserved through their HTML tags.
Q: Which Markdown flavor does it output?
A: The output follows CommonMark with GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) extensions for tables and strikethrough. This is compatible with GitHub, GitLab, VS Code, and most Markdown renderers.
Q: Can I convert Markdown back to HTML?
A: This tool converts HTML to Markdown. For the reverse (Markdown to HTML), check out our Markdown Preview tool which renders Markdown as HTML in real-time.
Q: Is my data safe?
A: Yes. All conversion happens locally in your browser. Your HTML content is never sent to any server.