URL
Converted Markdown will appear here
Enter a URL and click Convert
How It Works
- Paste a public URL into the input field.
- Click Convert — our server fetches the page.
- Mozilla Readability extracts the article content.
- The HTML is converted to Markdown and returned to you.
Common Use Cases
AI Context
Feed clean Markdown to ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM — far more token-efficient than raw HTML.
Obsidian Notes
Save articles to your Obsidian vault in a format that renders perfectly.
Research
Archive web content in a portable, readable format that survives link rot.
Documentation
Import external articles into your documentation system.
Frequently Asked Questions
- URL to Markdown fetches a public web page, extracts its main article content (stripping navigation, ads, footers), and converts it to clean Markdown format.
- We use Mozilla Readability (the same engine as Firefox Reader View) to identify the core article text, then convert the resulting HTML to Markdown using GFM-compatible rules.
- No. The converter can only access publicly available pages. Pages behind authentication, paywalls, or Cloudflare bot protection cannot be fetched.
- Images are included in the Markdown output as standard image links: . The URLs point to the original source, so they remain valid as long as the source keeps them live.
- Yes — this is one of the most common use cases. Clean Markdown is significantly cheaper in tokens than raw HTML, and AI models handle Markdown structure well.
- Most pages convert in under 2 seconds. Slow or large pages may take up to 15 seconds. The tool times out after 15 seconds to protect server resources.
- Absolutely. Paste the Markdown output directly into any Obsidian note. The formatting will render correctly with headings, lists, and code blocks.