Why convert a whole page to Markdown?
Raw HTML is full of things you don't want: navigation, footers, cookie banners, scripts and styles. A URL-to-Markdown converter fetches the page for you, finds the main content, and emits clean Markdown — ready to save or reuse.
Notes
Save any article straight into Obsidian or Notion as a Markdown file with headings, links and lists intact.
AI prompts
LLMs work best on clean structured text. Convert documentation before you put it in context — less noise, better answers.
Migration
Move blog posts between CMSs without losing structure. Markdown imports into virtually every modern system.
How to do it (under 10 seconds)
- Open the free URL to Markdown converter.
- Paste the page's URL, e.g.
https://example.com/article. - Click "Convert to Markdown". The page's HTML is fetched once, the main content is detected automatically, and the conversion runs in your own browser.
- Copy the result or download it as a
.mdfile.
What is preserved? Headings h1–h6, bold/italic, links, images, ordered and unordered lists (including nesting), code blocks, inline code, tables (pipe-separated), paragraphs and horizontal rules. Navigation, footers, scripts and styles are removed.
No cookies, no account
The page is fetched once to convert it. Neither the content nor the URLs you enter are saved. The one thing we keep is a salted hash of your IP address, so one script cannot use up the check for everyone else; it expires after two hours.
Same engine as the CLI
The conversion uses exactly the same HTML→Markdown engine as the clean-copy CLI and browser extension — output is identical.
Danish version
The tool also exists in Danish, with a Danish guide.
Three ways to use Clean Copy
1. The web tool (this route). No installation. Best for one-off tasks and trying it out.
2. The bookmarklet. Drag one link to your bookmarks bar, click it while on any page, and get your selection copied as Markdown. Works in every browser — get the bookmarklet here.
3. The CLI. For scripting and batch work: brew install mahope/tap/clean-copy, then clean-copy --url https://example.com. All installation options →
Frequently asked questions
Is the converter free?
Yes. The tool at /url-to-markdown is completely free, with no account and no limits. The page is fetched once and converted in your own browser.
Is my URL or the content stored?
The HTML is fetched by the proxy, converted in your browser, and discarded. We store nothing about the page itself and set no cookies; the one thing we keep is a salted hash of your IP address, which expires after two hours.
Paywalled or login-only pages?
They can't be fetched — the tool works only on publicly accessible pages. Heavy JavaScript apps may also fail.
Can I use it from the command line?
Yes. The clean-copy CLI does the same conversion: brew install mahope/tap/clean-copy, then clean-copy --url https://example.com.
Tools and guides
HTML to Markdown Converter (paste raw HTML)
Paste raw HTML, get clean Markdown instantly — free online converter that runs entirely in your browser.
Paste Cleanly into Obsidian
Copy Clean Text from Any Website
Copying from the web pastes hidden styles, smart quotes and broken line breaks.
How big is your web page?
Check how many KB a web page weighs, what makes it heavy, and how to find the images and scripts that slow…
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