Clipdown — Web to Markdown

Smart Markdown copier. Copy web content as clean Markdown with source citations, smart titles & reading time estimates.

Clipdown turns any webpage content into clean, perfectly formatted Markdown — in one click. Select text, right-click, and paste beautiful Markdown into your favorite note-taking apps, documentation tools, or text editors. No more broken formatting. No more manual cleanup. HOW IT WORKS → Select any content on a webpage → Right-click → "Clipdown" → Paste anywhere — formatting preserved perfectly That's it. No setup, no accounts, no configuration. WHAT IT CONVERTS - Headings (h1–h6) → # Heading syntax - Bold, italic, strikethrough → **bold**, *italic*, ~~strikethrough~~ - Links with titles → [text](url) — relative URLs resolved automatically - Images with alt text →  - Ordered & unordered lists → proper nesting and indentation - Nested blockquotes → > quoted text - Code blocks → fenced ``` blocks with language detection - Inline code → backtick-wrapped - Tables → clean GFM pipe tables with alignment - Checkboxes → [x] and [ ] task lists - Horizontal rules → --- - Details/summary → preserved as HTML - Mark, superscript, subscript → extended Markdown syntax MULTIPLE COPY MODES - Copy Selection — select any text and copy as Markdown - Copy Entire Page — intelligently extracts the main article content - Copy Page URL — instantly get [Page Title](url) for quick linking - Copy Link — right-click any link to grab it as Markdown - Copy Image — right-click any image for  syntax SMART FEATURES - Smart Title Extraction — finds the real article title, not cluttered browser tab titles - Automatic Source Citations — every copy includes where it came from with URL and reading time - Reading Time Estimates — know at a glance how long saved content takes to read (200 WPM) - Dark/Light/Auto Themes — beautiful adaptive UI that follows your system preference KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS - Alt + Shift + C — Copy selection as Markdown - Alt + Shift + A — Copy entire page as Markdown CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS - Toggle image and link inclusion - Toggle automatic source citations - Choose inline or reference-style links - Pick your preferred bullet style (-, *, +) - Settings sync across all your devices BUILT FOR QUALITY Clipdown is built from scratch with zero external dependencies. A hand-written, recursive DOM parser that handles edge cases other extensions miss: - Correctly resolves relative URLs to absolute - Detects code block languages from class names - Handles nested lists and blockquotes at any depth - Skips invisible elements and script/style tags - Chooses backtick count to avoid collision in inline code - Preserves semantic HTML elements - Supports extended Markdown syntax Manifest V3 compliant. Content scripts injected on-demand for minimal memory footprint. Your settings sync via Chrome across devices. PRIVACY FIRST Clipdown respects your privacy completely: - No data collection - No analytics or tracking - No external network requests - Everything runs locally in your browser - Open source — verify the code yourself PERFECT FOR - Technical writing and documentation - Research notes and web clipping - Blog posts and content creation - Knowledge management workflows - Team communication - Students and researchers - Anyone tired of pasting broken HTML Free. Open source. No ads. No accounts. Just clean Markdown.