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Overview

Web2MD’s core feature is converting any webpage into clean Markdown. It strips ads, navigation, sidebars, and other clutter — leaving only the content you care about.
Converting a webpage to Markdown

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How it works

1

Navigate to any webpage

Open the page you want to convert in your browser.
2

Trigger conversion

Click the Web2MD icon, press Alt+M, or right-click and select Copy page as Markdown.
3

Get clean Markdown

Web2MD extracts the main content, removes clutter, and generates well-structured Markdown.

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Conversion output

After converting, you’ll see a result panel with:
Web2MD popup showing conversion result

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Stats bar

MetricDescription
WordsTotal word count of the extracted content
TokensEstimated token count (avg 4 chars = 1 token) — useful for AI context limits
ReadEstimated reading time (based on 200 words/min)

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Output actions

Copy

Copy the Markdown to your clipboard. Enable Auto copy in Settings to do this automatically.

Download

Save the Markdown as a .md file with the page title as filename.

Send to AI

Send the content directly to Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini. Learn more →

Save to Obsidian

Export to your Obsidian vault via obsidian:// URI. Learn more →

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Preview modes

Toggle between two views:
  • Preview — Rendered Markdown with headings, lists, code blocks, and images
  • Source — Raw Markdown text, ready to copy and paste

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What gets extracted

Web2MD uses a two-phase DOM cleaning process:
  1. Phase 1 — Always removes: <script>, <style>, <nav>, <header>, <footer>, <aside>
  2. Phase 2 — Removes block-level distractions (ads, sidebars, social sharing) while preserving inline elements

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Content preserved

  • Headings and hierarchy
  • Paragraphs and text formatting (bold, italic, strikethrough)
  • Lists (ordered and unordered)
  • Code blocks with language detection
  • Images with alt text
  • Links (toggleable in settings)
  • Tables
  • Blockquotes

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Metadata (optional)

When Add metadata is enabled in settings, the output includes: 
---
title: "Article Title"
source: https://example.com/article
date: 2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z
---

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Selection mode

Select specific text on a page before converting to extract only the selected content instead of the full page. This works via:
  • The extension popup (click Convert with text selected)
  • Right-click → Copy selection as Markdown
Selection mode is great for extracting specific sections from long articles or forum threads.

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Keyboard shortcut

ShortcutAction
Alt+M / Option+MConvert the current page
The shortcut works on any tab without needing to open the popup.