Settings

Overview

Access settings from the Settings tab in the Web2MD popup, or from the Options page (right-click the extension icon → Options).

Conversion options

Setting	Default	Description
Include images	On	Preserve image links with alt text in the Markdown output
Include links	On	Keep hyperlinks in the output. Turn off for plain text
Add metadata	On	Add YAML frontmatter (title, source URL, timestamp) to the output
Detect code language	On	Auto-detect programming language for code blocks
Auto copy	Off	Automatically copy Markdown to clipboard after conversion

Preview card options

Setting	Default	Description
Show preview card	On	Display floating preview card after shortcut/context menu conversion
Card duration	15s	How long cards stay visible: 5s, 15s, 30s, or Always
Clear all cards	—	Remove all persistent cards (visible in Always mode)

AI settings

Setting	Default	Description
Preferred AI platform	Claude	Default platform for Send to AI: Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini
Prompt template	None	Active template applied when sending to AI. Learn more →
Auto send to AI	Off	Automatically send to AI after every conversion

Obsidian settings

Setting	Default	Description
Enable Obsidian export	Off	Show the “Save to Obsidian” button. Learn more →
Vault name	(blank)	Target Obsidian vault name

Target AI model

Added in v0.6

Setting	Default	Description
Target AI model	None	Choose Claude 200K, GPT-4 128K, Gemini 1M, or None. When set, Web2MD auto-compresses content to fit the selected model’s context window.

Custom extraction rules

Added in v0.7 — PRO only

Setting	Default	Description
Custom rules	(empty)	Create per-domain CSS selector rules for fine-grained extraction control. Learn more →

API keys

Added in v0.8 — PRO only

Setting	Default	Description
API keys	(none)	Create and manage API keys for the REST API and MCP Server. Up to 5 keys per account. Learn more →

Webhooks

Added in v0.8 — PRO only

Setting	Default	Description
Webhook endpoints	(none)	Configure webhook URLs to receive conversion events automatically. Learn more →

Help & feedback

Link	Description
Documentation	Opens the Web2MD docs site
Send feedback	Opens email to support

Data storage

Web2MD stores your settings locally using chrome.storage.local. Your settings sync across browser sessions but are not synced across devices. No personal data or converted content is sent to Web2MD servers unless you’re a Free user using the server-side conversion API.

Getting Started

Core Features

Advanced

Plans

Overview

Conversion options

Preview card options

AI settings

Obsidian settings

Target AI model

Custom extraction rules

API keys

Webhooks

Help & feedback

Data storage

​Overview

​Conversion options

​Preview card options

​AI settings

​Obsidian settings

​Target AI model

​Custom extraction rules

​API keys

​Webhooks

​Help & feedback

​Data storage

Overview

Conversion options

Preview card options

AI settings

Obsidian settings

Target AI model

Custom extraction rules

API keys

Webhooks

Help & feedback

Data storage