Convert HTML to MD

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How to convert HTML to MD

Step 1: Supply your HTML files using the button above or by haul and lay.

Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.

Step 3: Get your converted MD files.

HTML to MD Conversion FAQ

What does the HTML to MD converter do?

It converts a HTML document into MD. Text, paragraph styles, tables, and embedded images are preserved as closely as the target format allows.

Will the formatting of my HTML survive the conversion to MD?

Headings, paragraph styles, tables, and embedded images carry across. Advanced layout (text boxes, complex columns, macros) may simplify when MD does not support the feature one-for-one.

Is the HTML to MD conversion reversible?

You can convert the MD back to HTML on this site. If either format involved is lossy, the round-trip is not bit-perfect even though it is visually or audibly close.

What output quality should I expect from HTML to MD?

Default settings target broadcast / web quality — visually identical to the source for most viewers. For archival use, pick the highest quality option in the converter settings.

What exactly survives when HTML becomes MD?

The words, and nothing else. MD stores characters and line breaks, so bold, italics, headings, fonts, colours, tables, images, headers and footers are all discarded — not degraded, removed. That is the correct outcome when you want the text for indexing, diffing or scripting, and the wrong one if the formatting carried meaning. Markdown is the lingua franca of documentation, README files, static site generators and note-taking apps, and it diffs cleanly in git. Markdown has no single standard, so tables, footnotes and embedded HTML behave differently between CommonMark, GFM and everything else.

What happens to CSS, images and links in the HTML?

Stylesheets are resolved and applied before conversion rather than carried across, because only HTML has a separate presentation layer. Images referenced by relative path are fetched and embedded so the output is self-contained; images behind authentication or JavaScript rendering will not be. Absolute links stay clickable. HTML expresses content as a tag tree, with presentation delegated to CSS and any images referenced rather than embedded.

Which Markdown dialect does this conversion use?

CommonMark plus the GitHub Flavored Markdown extensions, which is the combination almost every current tool understands. That matters because Markdown was never standardised in one place: tables, footnotes, strikethrough and raw HTML behave differently between dialects, and those are exactly the constructs that silently change meaning when a document moves between renderers.

Is there a file-size limit when converting HTML to MD?

Anonymous uploads are capped at a generous default; signed-in free accounts get a higher cap, and Pro accounts have no per-file limit. Browser memory is usually the practical constraint long before our server-side limits kick in.

Can I batch-convert several HTML files to MD at once?

Yes. Drop or pick multiple HTML files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the MD results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.

What happens to my HTML files after the conversion?

Uploaded files and MD outputs are auto-deleted after a short retention window. We do not inspect, share, or train on user files. Direct download links are time-limited and tied to your session.

Can I edit the MD after converting from HTML?

Yes — MD opens in Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and most office suites. Text, formatting, and tables are editable.

Do I need to install software to convert HTML to MD?

No. The converter runs entirely in your browser plus our cloud — no plugin, no install, no admin rights. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, and Android.

HTML

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the standard language for opening web pages. HTML files contain structured code with tags that define the structure and body of a webpage. HTML is crucial for web development, enabling the creation of interactive and visually appealing websites.