See what Markdown conversion changes
Markdown describes formatting using ordinary characters. A chat interface may render **important** as bold text, but another editor may show the asterisks. Conversion removes the syntax so the readable content can be used in an email, form field, or plain text file.
Markdown input
# Meeting notes **Decision:** launch Friday. - Update the draft - Ask [Alex](https://example.com) to review
Plain text output
Meeting notes Decision: launch Friday. - Update the draft - Ask Alex to review
Notice that the link label survives, but its destination does not. List items keep their line breaks, bullets, and numbering so the structure stays readable.
Convert a draft in three steps
- Paste the source into Input. Keep the Markdown to Text preset selected for a formatting-only conversion.
- Compare the preview with the original, especially links, code, and lists. The report shows how many Markdown markers were stripped.
- Copy the output into your destination or download a .txt file. Keep the original if you may need to restore links or formatting.
Markdown removal and plain-text paste solve different problems
A plain-text paste drops rich styling such as font size and color. It does not interpret literal Markdown syntax. If your clipboard contains asterisks and hash symbols, those characters can survive even when you paste without formatting.
Hidden Unicode characters are another separate layer. The preset here leaves those alone. Use the hidden character remover if searches fail or the output still wraps strangely, or read the Word and Google Docs paste guide for destination-specific steps.
Check complex documents before copying
This tool is intended for short drafts with common Markdown patterns. It does not build a document tree or reproduce a Markdown renderer's full behavior. List markers are preserved, link destinations are removed, and complex tables or embedded HTML may remain partly formatted.
Markers can also be meaningful data: a hash in a heading differs from a hash in source code, and asterisks may be operators. Keep a copy of the original and review technical content carefully. For ordinary spacing and punctuation fixes without Markdown removal, use the online text cleaner.