Text to Markdown Converter
Paste text — rich text, HTML, or plain — and get clean Markdown. Free, in your browser, no signup.
How to convert text to Markdown
- Paste your text into the left box. If you copy from Google Docs, Word, Notion, or a webpage, the formatting (headings, bold, lists, links) comes along and converts automatically.
- Plain text is cleaned up too: bullet symbols become Markdown lists and paragraph breaks are normalized. HTML source code is converted tag by tag.
- Copy the Markdown or download it as a .md file. The token count shows what you will actually send to ChatGPT or Claude.
Why convert text to Markdown?
Markdown is the native language of AI tools. When you paste formatted text into ChatGPT or Claude, invisible styling either gets lost or wastes tokens. Converting text to Markdown first keeps the structure — headings, lists, emphasis, links — in a form the model actually understands.
It is also the portable choice for notes and docs: a Markdown file opens in any editor, diffs cleanly in git, and never locks your writing inside one app. This text to MD converter runs entirely in your browser — your text never leaves your machine.
Whether you are moving a Google Doc into a README, cleaning a Word document for a wiki, or prepping research text for an AI prompt, the fastest path is paste, convert, copy.
Text to Markdown — FAQ
Can I convert rich text to Markdown?
Yes. Copy from Google Docs, Word, Notion, or any webpage and paste it here — the converter reads the rich formatting from your clipboard and turns headings, bold, italics, lists, tables, and links into proper Markdown automatically.
What happens when I convert plain text to Markdown?
Plain text gets a light cleanup: bullet symbols like • become Markdown list markers, spacing is normalized, and paragraphs are preserved. Since plain text carries no styling, headings stay as regular lines unless you mark them yourself.
Is this text to Markdown converter free?
Yes — free, unlimited, and no signup. The conversion runs locally in your browser, so nothing you paste is uploaded to a server.
How do I convert a whole webpage to Markdown?
For full webpages, the Web2MD browser extension is the better tool: it strips ads, menus, and sidebars, extracts the article, and converts it to clean Markdown in one click — including Reddit threads, X posts, and YouTube transcripts.
Need to edit or preview the result? Open it in the free online Markdown editor. Converting whole webpages instead of pasted text? Grab the Web2MD extension — one click on any page.