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Markdown to TXT Converter

Convert Markdown files to plain text online for free. All Markdown syntax — headings, bold, links, code blocks, lists — is stripped, leaving clean readable text that can be pasted anywhere without formatting noise.

Markdown to TXT Converter

Use this converter when you need to paste the content of a Markdown file into a system that doesn't render Markdown — such as a plain text email, a form field, a non-technical document, or an application that would display the raw symbols.

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About the Markdown to TXT Converter

Markdown is widely used for documentation, README files, blog posts, and notes because it's human-readable and converts well to HTML. However, when pasted into plain text environments, the syntax symbols (#, **, *, [], etc.) appear as literal characters and make the content harder to read. This converter strips all Markdown syntax while preserving the underlying text content, paragraph structure, and line flow.

When to use this tool

Use this converter when you need to paste the content of a Markdown file into a system that doesn't render Markdown — such as a plain text email, a form field, a non-technical document, or an application that would display the raw symbols.

Common use cases

Pasting into plain text forms Clean up a Markdown README or document for pasting into a text area, support ticket, or CMS that doesn't render Markdown.
Sending Markdown content via email Convert a Markdown document to plain text before pasting it into an email where # and ** symbols would show literally.
Extracting content from README files Pull the readable text content out of GitHub README.md files for use in other documents.
Non-technical document sharing Share Markdown documentation with stakeholders who wouldn't understand or appreciate the syntax symbols.

How to convert your file

  1. Drag your file into the upload box above, or click the area to browse your device.
  2. Confirm the filename and size appear correctly in the preview.
  3. Click Convert Now and wait a few seconds while we process.
  4. Use the green download button to save your converted file.

Tips for best results

  • The converter removes Markdown syntax but preserves paragraph breaks and text flow.
  • Code block content (inside ``` or `) is preserved as plain text without the backtick delimiters.
  • For a PDF version of a Markdown document, use the Markdown to PDF converter instead.

FAQs

Headings (#, ##, ###), bold (**text** or __text__), italics (*text* or _text_), links ([text](url)), images (![alt](url)), code blocks (``` and `), blockquotes (>), horizontal rules (---), and list markers (-, *, 1.) are all stripped.

Yes. The actual words and paragraphs in the Markdown file are preserved. Only the syntax symbols are removed.

The link text is kept but the URL is removed. So [Click here](https://example.com) becomes just "Click here".

Yes. Download the .md file from GitHub and upload it here. The output will be clean, readable plain text.

This produces a plain .txt file with no formatting. Markdown to PDF produces a formatted PDF document. Use TXT when you need raw text; use PDF when you want a clean, printable document.

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