Markdown ↔ HTML: When to Convert Each Way

Convert Markdown to HTML with live preview, export source, or reverse HTML to Markdown — one workbench.

Markdown and HTML are the two dominant formats for web content. Markdown is easier to write. HTML gives full control over structure and styling.

Markdown workbench tabs

  • Live preview — side-by-side editor and rendered HTML
  • Markdown → HTML — copy HTML source for CMS or email
  • HTML → Markdown — migrate legacy content to Git-friendly Markdown
  • Round-trip: convert HTML → Markdown → preview

Markdown → HTML use cases

  • Publishing README files to documentation sites
  • Converting blog drafts to CMS HTML
  • Static site generators (Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js MDX)
  • Email templates from Markdown source
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HTML → Markdown use cases

  • Migrating WordPress or CMS content to Markdown
  • Cleaning up exported HTML for GitHub docs
  • Creating editable source from legacy web pages
Convert HTML to Markdown →

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