Paste HTML to Markdown
Drop HTML from any source — CMS export, email template, browser DevTools, or a copied snippet. We strip scripts and styles, then convert to Markdown for docs or chatbot ingestion.
About this paste html to markdown converter
Sometimes the page you need is behind a login, a paywall, or a Cloudflare bot challenge — so a server-side URL fetcher can't reach it. The fix is simple: open the page in your own browser, copy the rendered HTML from DevTools or the source, and paste it here. This free HTML-to-Markdown converter handles whatever HTML you throw at it — entire pages, single articles, email templates, or a copied snippet — and returns clean Markdown.
It's the right tool for support teams converting help-center articles into chatbot training data without crawling, marketers cleaning up CMS exports (WordPress, Webflow, Shopify), developers prepping email HTML for storage, and anyone who hit a 'site fetch failed' wall using a URL-based converter. Conversion runs entirely on our server with no copy ever stored after the response.
When to use this tool
- The URL-based converter failed (paywalled, login-walled, or aggressive bot blocking).
- You want to convert an email HTML template into Markdown for archive or AI training.
- You're cleaning up a WordPress, Webflow, or Shopify export for migration to another platform.
- You copied HTML from your browser DevTools and want a clean Markdown version.
- You need to feed a long page into ChatGPT or Claude and HTML is eating your token budget.
How it works
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Paste your HTML
Paste raw HTML — a full document or a snippet — into the box above. The tool accepts up to ~600 KB of HTML per request, more than enough for a typical article or email.
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We strip and convert
Server-side, we strip <script>, <style>, and other noise, then run Turndown to convert tags into Markdown — headings, lists, links, code blocks, blockquotes, and tables all preserved.
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Copy the Markdown
Output is ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Notion, GitHub, or your chatbot training tool. Nothing is stored after the response — your HTML and the Markdown both live only in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert HTML to Markdown online?
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Paste the HTML into the box above and click convert. The tool returns Markdown with headings, lists, links, and code blocks preserved. It works for full HTML documents or snippets — no install or signup required.
Why convert HTML to Markdown for AI?
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Markdown is much more token-efficient than HTML. A 5,000-word article in HTML often runs 30k+ tokens because of inline class attributes, ARIA labels, and tracking divs; the same article in Markdown is closer to 7-8k tokens. That difference lets you feed longer content into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini without truncation.
What's the difference between this and the webpage-to-Markdown tool?
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The webpage tool fetches a URL server-side and converts the HTML it gets back. This tool skips the fetch — useful when the source is behind a login, paywall, or anti-bot wall. If you can see the page in your browser, you can copy the HTML and paste it here.
How do I copy HTML from a webpage?
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Open the page in Chrome or Firefox, right-click anywhere on the article and choose 'Inspect.' In DevTools, right-click the <article> or <main> tag (or the <html> root for the full page) and choose Copy > Copy outerHTML. Paste the result into this tool.
Will tables, code blocks, and lists survive the conversion?
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Yes. The converter uses Turndown with the GFM plugin enabled, which preserves tables, fenced code blocks, task lists, and strikethrough. Complex layouts (multi-column grids, absolutely-positioned elements) won't preserve their visual layout — that's by design, since Markdown is a flat semantic format.
Is there a size limit?
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A single paste is capped at roughly 600 KB of HTML to keep the converter fast. That's enough for a long article or a full HTML email. For larger documents, split into sections and convert each separately, or use a build-time conversion script.
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