Markdown Convert
Browser extension · Free

Any page, turned into clean Markdown.

Click once. Markdown Convert lifts the real content off the page — no menus, no ads, no cookie banners — and hands you tidy Markdown to copy or save.

Chrome extension Firefox extension
v1.3.0 Free forever No account Runs entirely in your browser
Markdown Convert open over a YouTube page, showing generated Markdown with title, URL, and page-type header ready to copy or download.
One click on a live page — the clean Markdown is ready to copy or save.
What it does

Three small steps, then it gets out of your way.

i.

Smart cleanup

Strips navigation, sidebars, cookie banners and tracking noise. Captures main content plus tables, visible regions, and same-origin embeds; cross-origin embeds are listed with links. YAML frontmatter includes page context.

ii.

One click

Open the popup, press Convert. No configuration, no sign-up, nothing to learn. It just reads the page.

iii.

Copy or save

Preview the Markdown, copy it to your clipboard, or download a .md file with a tidy header on top.

Works everywhere

Articles, docs, YouTube, repositories — anything.

Markdown Convert on a GitHub repository page with the popup showing converted Markdown and YAML header.
The same one click on a GitHub repo. The header notes title, URL, and page type for AI tools.
Setup guide

Installed in under a minute.

Pick your browser. The download includes chrome-extension/ and firefox-extension.xpi — read START-HERE.txt after unzipping.

markdown-ext/ chrome-extension/Chrome · Edge · Brave firefox-extension.xpiFirefox · about:debugging START-HERE.txt
1

Download and unzip

Click Chrome extension above. Unzip and open the chrome-extension/ folder (contains manifest.json).

Unzipped markdown-ext folder with chrome-extension folder highlighted

Open the chrome-extension folder — not the .xpi file.

2

Enable Developer mode

Open chrome://extensions and turn on Developer mode (top-right).

Chrome Extensions page with Developer mode enabled

Developer mode toggle — top right of the Extensions page.

3

Load unpacked

Click Load unpacked and select the chrome-extension folder.

Chrome Extensions page highlighting Load unpacked button

Select the folder that contains manifest.json.

Tip: On some Chrome versions you can drag the chrome-extension folder onto chrome://extensions.

4

Convert any page

Visit a page, open the extension, click Convert, then copy or download Markdown. See After install for the popup preview.

Firefox

Install via about:debugging only

  • Use about:debugging, not about:addons (unsigned extensions show “corrupt” there).
  • Download Firefox extension above only to save the file — load it from the debugging dialog.
  • In the file picker, choose All Files, then chrome-extension/manifest.json or firefox-extension.xpi.
1

Download and unzip

Same zip as Chrome — see Chrome step 1. You need chrome-extension/manifest.json or firefox-extension.xpi from the unzipped folder.

2

Open about:debugging

Open about:debugging → This Firefox → Load Temporary Add-on…

Firefox about:debugging page with Load Temporary Add-on button

Type about:debugging — not about:addons.

3

Select manifest.json

Set the file picker to All Files, open chrome-extension/, and select manifest.json (or pick firefox-extension.xpi from the zip root).

File picker with All Files format and manifest.json selected

All Files → manifest.json inside chrome-extension/.

4

Convert any page

Visit a page, open the extension, click Convert, then copy or download Markdown. See After install for the popup preview.

Tip: Grayed files? Use All Files. “Not been verified”? You opened about:addons — use about:debugging. The add-on is removed when you fully quit Firefox.

After install

Chrome and Firefox use the same popup — convert any page, then copy or download Markdown.

Markdown Convert popup showing YAML frontmatter and preview

Extension popup with preview and copy/download actions.