HTML to Markdown Converter

Convert HTML to Markdown using popular CLI tools:

pandoc -f html -t markdown input.html -o output.md

npx turndown-cli input.html > output.md

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language created by John Gruber in 2004. It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format that converts to structurally valid HTML. Markdown is widely used for documentation, README files, forum posts, and static site generators.

Why Convert HTML to Markdown?

• Portability: Markdown files are plain text and work everywhere
• Readability: Markdown is human-readable even without rendering
• Version Control: Easy to diff and track changes in Git
• Platform Support: GitHub, GitLab, Notion, Obsidian all support Markdown

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Code Examples

const TurndownService = require('turndown');
const turndownService = new TurndownService();

const html = '<h1>Hello</h1>';
const markdown = turndownService.turndown(html);
// Output: # Hello

from markdownify import markdownify

html = '<h1>Hello</h1>'
markdown = markdownify(html)
# Output: # Hello