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Convert markdown files

Markdown. Plain text with a light syntax that renders to clean HTML. A plain text file using a small, readable convention: # for headings, * for emphasis, - for lists, and > for quotes. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in turning a document into a clean web page. From here it can become PDF, HTML, TXT, DOCX and RTF, and the conversions run on your own device, so the file is never uploaded anywhere.

At a glance

Source
MD
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
MD

Converter

Universal converter

On device

Drop one or more markdown files.

or select markdown

Your file never leaves this browser

    About the format

    Markdown.

    A plain text file using a small, readable convention: # for headings, * for emphasis, - for lists, and > for quotes.

    Where it is good
    • Readable as plain text, so it survives anything
    • Renders to clean, well-structured HTML
    • Diff-friendly, which is why it took over software documentation
    Where it falls short
    • No styling — the output is a limited set of headings and paragraphs
    • Tables and footnotes are not part of the original specification
    • Different renderers disagree on the corners
    You will find it on
    Developers, writers, documentation teams, note apps

    The thing people miss

    Markdown is the format most likely to survive the next twenty years, because it is already readable without any software at all.

    Where it goes next

    Turning a document into a clean web page

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with MD

    Turning a document into a clean web page

    A readme, a note or a document that has to be diffed

    Extracting the structure of a PDF into something editable

    How to

    Converting a MD file

    1. 01

      Add your markdown

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Pick what you want it to become

      Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.

    Also available

    MD converts into

    PDFPDF documentHTMLHTML documentTXTPlain textDOCXWord documentRTFRich Text Format

    Questions

    MD conversion questions

    How do I convert MD to another format?

    Add your markdown file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.

    Do I need an account?

    No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.

    Will there be a watermark or a page limit?

    Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.