What we do
Export Markdown is a free online Markdown editor and converter. It turns Markdown into the formats people actually need — PDF, HTML, Word (DOCX), CSV, JSON, RTF, XML, YAML and plain text — and converts several of those back into Markdown. Everything happens in your browser. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
Why we built it
Writing in Markdown is easy; sharing it is where things get awkward. A teammate wants a PDF, a CMS wants HTML, and a manager wants a Word document. Most online converters answer that by asking you to upload your file to a server you cannot see, then wait while it processes somewhere else. For a contract, a resume, or internal notes, that is more trust than a quick conversion should require.
So we took the opposite approach. Modern browsers are powerful enough to parse and render documents on their own, so we moved the entire conversion pipeline into the browser tab. Your file is read locally, converted locally, and downloaded locally. It never leaves your device, which makes the tool both faster and genuinely private.
How it works
When you load a converter, the page ships with trusted open-source engines — like Turndown, Marked, Mammoth, PapaParse and js-yaml — that run as JavaScript in your browser. When you paste text or choose a file, the browser's own FileReader hands the content to those engines, and the result appears in the output pane. No request carrying your content is ever made. Once the page has loaded, most conversions even work offline.
What we care about
- Privacy by design. If your content never reaches a server, it cannot be leaked, sold, or logged.
- Free and open access. No signup, no paywall, no watermark, no limits on everyday use.
- Speed. Local conversion skips the upload-process-download round trip entirely.
- Clarity. One clean page per format, with the tool front and center.
Formats we support
Every converter has its own page so you can jump straight to what you need:
- HTML — Convert HTML to Markdown and Markdown back to clean HTML. Both directions, one page.
- DOCX — Turn Word documents into Markdown, or export Markdown as a .docx. All of it runs client-side.
- CSV — Convert CSV data into Markdown tables, and Markdown tables back into CSV.
- JSON — Map JSON into structured Markdown tables, or parse Markdown tables back into JSON.
- RTF — Convert Rich Text Format documents to Markdown, and Markdown back to RTF.
- PDF — Render Markdown into a polished, downloadable PDF document with no server round-trip.
- TXT — Strip Markdown syntax down to clean, readable plain text.
- XML — Convert XML documents into structured Markdown blocks.
- YAML — Convert YAML configuration into clean, structured Markdown.
Get in touch
Have a feature request, a bug report, or a format you wish we supported? We would love to hear it — head to ourcontact page. You can also review how we handle data in our privacy policy.