Markdown to Plain text, explained
Strip the Markdown syntax and keep readable plain text. Useful for emails, form fields that don't support formatting, or for passing content to other tools.
What is converted, and how
- Emphasis
- The markers go;
**bold**becomes bold. - Headings
- Stay on their own line, without the
#. - Lists
- Keep their bullets and numbers.
- Tables
- Become columns aligned with spaces.
- Links
- Only the link text is kept.
- Footnotes
- Become
[1]markers, with the notes at the end. - Line breaks
- Paragraphs are not hard-wrapped, so they reflow wherever you paste them.
Limitations
- All formatting is removed. That is the point, but it includes link addresses.
- Images become their alt text in brackets.
Tips
- To keep link addresses, write them out as plain URLs (
<https://example.com>). - Not sure about the syntax? See the Markdown cheat sheet.
Other formats
- Markdown to PDFA4, clean typography, syntax-highlighted code.
- Markdown to WordHeadings map to Word heading styles, so the navigation pane works.
- Markdown to ExcelEach table becomes a sheet named after the heading above it. Numbers stay numbers. No tables? One paragraph per row.
- Markdown to PowerPointEvery heading starts a new slide.
- Markdown to ODTOpenDocument Text for LibreOffice Writer, with real heading styles.
- Markdown to RTFOpens almost everywhere, including WordPad and TextEdit.
- Markdown to EPUBTop-level headings become chapters.
- Markdown to HTMLSingle standalone page with styles inlined.
- Markdown to LaTeXStandalone .tex, ready for pdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX or Overleaf.