# Checklist to Markdown

> Turn a plain list into Markdown task lists, HTML checkboxes or a numbered outline.

Converting a plain list into a Markdown task list adds the checkbox syntax that GitHub, GitLab and most note applications render as interactive tick boxes. Indentation is preserved as nesting, and the same list can be emitted as bullets, HTML checkboxes or a numbered outline.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/checklist-to-markdown
**Category:** Text Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/text-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your items.
2. Choose the output.
3. Turn "Mark completed items" on or off as needed.
4. Turn "Preserve indentation" on or off as needed.
5. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Do Markdown checkboxes work everywhere?

They render as interactive tick boxes on GitHub, GitLab and most note apps, but they are a GitHub extension rather than core CommonMark. A strict renderer shows the literal brackets instead.

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