Markdown Lens

Convert HTML files to clean Markdown

Turn local HTML documents into editable Markdown while preserving useful headings, links, lists, tables, emphasis, and code.

Scripts, styles, embedded frames, and forms are removed before conversion so the Markdown remains focused and safe to review.

Open or convert HTMLCompare formats

Local browser processing. No document upload.

Open or convert

HTML

  1. 1Open a local .html or .htm file.
  2. 2Unsafe and non-content elements are removed.
  3. 3Review and export the cleaned Markdown.

What the converter preserves

  • Headings, paragraphs, lists, and blockquotes
  • Links, emphasis, images, and code
  • Tables that fit GitHub-flavored Markdown
  • The HTML document title when available

Limitations to review

Markdown represents document structure, not every visual layout detail.

  • CSS presentation and interactive behavior are not converted.
  • Complex layout containers are flattened to reading order.
  • Remote images remain remote references unless downloaded separately.

Questions about HTML

Does Markdown Lens execute scripts?

No. Script, style, frame, object, and form elements are removed before Markdown conversion.

Can it fetch a website URL?

This release converts local HTML files. It does not proxy or scrape remote pages.