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Markdown to Plain Text

Strip Markdown formatting down to clean, readable plain text.

Markdown to Plain Text parses your Markdown properly — headings, lists, block quotes, fenced code and pipe tables — and writes a real result. It runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

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

Frequently asked questions

Why not just delete the symbols?

Because a regular expression that strips #, * and _ also mangles a code block, an underscore inside a variable name and a URL. This parses the document first and prints the content, which is why tables arrive aligned and code survives intact.

How to use the markdown to plain text

  1. 1Enter or paste your markdown.
  2. 2Select your or upload a .md file — the file stays on your device and is never uploaded.
  3. 3Press Run, then download the result when it is ready.

Embed this tool

Put the working markdown to plain text on your own site. It runs in your visitors' browsers exactly as it does here — free, no account, nothing uploaded.

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