URL to Markdown Converter
Got a link you want to feed an AI? Paste the page's HTML below for instant conversion — or install the free extension to turn any URL into clean Markdown in one click.
How to convert a URL to Markdown
- Open the link in your browser, copy its content (or the view-source HTML) and paste it into the box below — headings, lists, tables, and links become clean Markdown automatically.
- Want to skip the copy-paste? Install the Web2MD extension and convert the URL you're on with one click — including JavaScript-rendered apps, Reddit threads, and login-walled links that server-side URL fetchers can't reach.
- Copy the Markdown or download the .md file, then drop it into ChatGPT, Claude, or your notes. The live token count shows exactly what that link will cost you.
Why convert a URL to Markdown?
Pasting a raw URL into an AI chat rarely works — most models won't fetch the link, and when they do they choke on navigation menus, cookie banners, and ads that eat 30–65% of your tokens. Markdown keeps the real content — headings, lists, tables, code — and drops the furniture.
Server-side URL-to-Markdown fetchers pull the page from their own servers, so they break on exactly the links you care about: login-walled URLs, Reddit, X, and JavaScript-heavy apps. A browser extension converts the link you can already see — your session, your rendered page.
Web2MD ships 16 site-specific extractors (Reddit, X, YouTube transcripts, Substack, Wikipedia and more), batch conversion of many URLs for AI agents via MCP, and Obsidian export. The paste converter on this page is free and runs entirely in your browser.
URL to Markdown — FAQ
How do I convert a URL to Markdown?
Open the link, copy its content or HTML source, and paste it into the converter above — it turns the page into clean Markdown right in your browser. To skip copy-paste entirely, the Web2MD extension converts the URL you're viewing in one click.
Can I convert a URL to Markdown without installing anything?
Yes — copy the page behind the link and paste it into the converter above; everything runs locally in your browser. The catch: for JavaScript-rendered or login-walled URLs, what you can copy may be incomplete — that's where the extension's one-click conversion of the live page wins.
Is this URL to Markdown converter free?
The paste converter on this page is free and unlimited, with no signup — nothing you paste leaves your machine. The extension has a free tier; paid plans add higher limits and batch URL conversion.
Why not just paste the URL into r.jina.ai or Firecrawl?
r.jina.ai and Firecrawl fetch the URL server-side — great for automation on public links, but they can't open login-walled URLs, and bot-protected sites like Reddit often block them. Web2MD converts in your browser, where the link is already rendered and your session is already logged in.
Working with pasted text instead of a link? Use the text to Markdown converter. Want per-site guides? Browse the convert hub for Reddit, YouTube, X and more.