> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://web2md.org/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Convert Pages

> Convert any webpage to clean, AI-ready Markdown in one click.

## 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.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/web2md/-nkbvAbPNvMPm39U/images/demo-convert.gif?s=9679e66f8767b7af0321dc87029dfb99" alt="Converting a webpage to Markdown" width="800" height="450" data-path="images/demo-convert.gif" />
</Frame>

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to any webpage">
    Open the page you want to convert in your browser.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Trigger conversion">
    Click the Web2MD icon, press `Alt+M`, or right-click and select **Copy page as Markdown**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get clean Markdown">
    Web2MD extracts the main content, removes clutter, and generates well-structured Markdown.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Conversion output

After converting, you'll see a result panel with:

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/web2md/-nkbvAbPNvMPm39U/images/popup-result.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-nkbvAbPNvMPm39U&q=85&s=e0c93d930624751447b84c391d152bbd" alt="Web2MD popup showing conversion result" width="1280" height="800" data-path="images/popup-result.png" />
</Frame>

### Stats bar

| Metric     | Description                                                                  |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Words**  | Total word count of the extracted content                                    |
| **Tokens** | Estimated token count (avg 4 chars = 1 token) — useful for AI context limits |
| **Read**   | Estimated reading time (based on 200 words/min)                              |

### Output actions

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Copy" icon="copy">
    Copy the Markdown to your clipboard. Enable **Auto copy** in Settings to do this automatically.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Download" icon="download">
    Save the Markdown as a `.md` file with the page title as filename.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Send to AI" icon="paper-plane">
    Send the content directly to Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini. [Learn more →](/docs/features/send-to-ai)
  </Card>

  <Card title="Save to Obsidian" icon="vault">
    Export to your Obsidian vault via `obsidian://` URI. [Learn more →](/docs/advanced/obsidian)
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### 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

## 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

### 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

### Metadata (optional)

When **Add metadata** is enabled in settings, the output includes:

```markdown theme={null}
---
title: "Article Title"
source: https://example.com/article
date: 2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z
---
```

## 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**

<Tip>
  Selection mode is great for extracting specific sections from long articles or forum threads.
</Tip>

## Keyboard shortcut

| Shortcut             | Action                   |
| -------------------- | ------------------------ |
| `Alt+M` / `Option+M` | Convert the current page |

The shortcut works on any tab without needing to open the popup.