Markdown to Text
Paste Markdown or drop a .md file and get clean plain text — formatting stripped, right in your browser.
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Download .txtAll Markdown formatting is removed. Links keep their visible text (the URL is dropped); images become their alt text. Headings and list items stay on their own lines.
About Markdown to Text
This tool strips Markdown down to clean, readable plain text — no <code>#</code>, <code>*</code>, or link syntax. Headings and list items become plain lines, emphasis markers are removed, links keep their visible text (the URL is dropped), and images become their alt text. It works by rendering the Markdown and then extracting the text, so nested lists, tables, and code blocks are handled correctly. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded, stored, or sent to a server.
Strip Markdown without uploading — your file never leaves your device
Unlike most online converters, this tool runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your Markdown is never uploaded to a server, never stored, and never leaves your device — so drafts, notes, and documents stay private.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this upload my file?
- No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser with JavaScript — your Markdown is never sent to a server and never leaves your device. Check the Network tab in your browser's developer tools during a conversion: you'll see no upload request.
- What exactly gets stripped?
- All Markdown syntax: heading marks, bold/italic markers, blockquote and list markers, and link/image syntax. Links are replaced by their visible text — the URL is dropped. Images are replaced by their alt text. Code inside fenced blocks is kept as plain text.
- What about the document structure?
- Readable structure is preserved as plain lines: headings and list items each stay on their own line, and paragraphs are separated by a blank line. It's plain text, not a single run-on blob.
- What do I get back?
- A .txt file with the plain text, saved with one click from your device.
- Do I need an account?
- No. The tool is free to use with no signup.
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