Step 1: Supply your MD 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 EPUB files.
MD to EPUB Conversion FAQ
What does the MD to EPUB converter do?
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It converts a MD file into EPUB format.
Will the data inside my MD be preserved when converting to EPUB?
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Yes — the content is mapped to the EPUB equivalent. Format-specific extras that EPUB does not represent natively are omitted rather than corrupted.
Is the MD to EPUB conversion reversible?
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You can convert the EPUB back to MD 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 MD to EPUB?
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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.
Can I still edit the content after converting MD to EPUB?
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Not the way you edit the MD. The EPUB is a delivery format: it fixes the layout so it renders identically everywhere, which is exactly why it resists editing. Keep the MD as the working copy and regenerate the EPUB whenever the content changes — round-tripping back out of EPUB always loses something. EPUB is the open ebook standard from the International Digital Publishing Forum, now maintained by the W3C.
Which Markdown dialect does this conversion use?
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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.
Will the converted book keep its cover, chapters and table of contents?
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Yes where both formats can express them. Cover art, chapter divisions and a navigable table of contents are structural metadata, so they carry across rather than being flattened into the text. Footnotes and index entries are the fragile parts — they degrade into inline text on targets with no anchor mechanism.
Is there a file-size limit when converting MD to EPUB?
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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 MD files to EPUB at once?
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Yes. Drop or pick multiple MD files in one upload — the converter processes them in parallel and returns a ZIP of the EPUB results. There is no need to repeat the upload step per file.
What happens to my MD files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files and EPUB 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.
Where can I open my EPUB file?
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EPUB opens in the standard tools for its category. Browsers and built-in OS viewers handle the common cases.
Do I need to install software to convert MD to EPUB?
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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.