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About Markdown to HTML Converter – Live Preview Online
This Markdown to HTML converter renders your Markdown into clean, standards-compliant HTML the moment you type. Drop in a README, a docs page, or a chunk of notes and watch headings, lists, links, blockquotes, fenced code blocks, and GitHub Flavored Markdown tables turn into proper HTML markup — with a live preview right beside the source.
It is built for developers who write in Markdown but need HTML to paste into a CMS, an email template, a static site, or a help-desk article. Toggle GFM on for tables and strikethrough, or enable line breaks to treat every newline as a `<br>`.
Everything runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste is uploaded, logged, or stored, so it is safe for unreleased docs and internal notes.
Features
- Render Markdown to clean HTML instantly as you type
- GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, strikethrough, and autolinks
- Switch between the HTML source and a live rendered preview
- Fenced code blocks, headings, lists, links, and blockquotes
- Runs on-device — rendering happens locally, with nothing uploaded
How to use
- Type or paste your Markdown into the input pane.
- Toggle GFM (for tables) or line breaks to match how you write.
- Switch the output between Source and Preview to check the result.
- Copy the generated HTML to use anywhere you need it.
Frequently asked questions
What flavor of Markdown does it support?
It renders CommonMark plus GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM), so tables, strikethrough, task lists, and autolinks all work. GFM is on by default and can be toggled off for strict CommonMark behavior.
What does the line breaks option do?
By default, a single newline in Markdown does not create a line break — you need a blank line for a new paragraph. Enabling line breaks makes every single newline render as a <br>, which matches how chat apps and some note tools behave.
Is the generated HTML sanitized?
The renderer produces standard HTML from your Markdown. Because the entire tool runs locally on your own machine and only renders content you paste yourself, the preview is safe for your own documents. If you plan to publish HTML from untrusted Markdown, sanitize it server-side before serving it.
Is my Markdown sent to a server?
No. All rendering happens in your browser with JavaScript. Nothing you paste is uploaded or stored, which makes the tool safe for private or unpublished content and usable fully offline.
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Everything runs locally in your browser — your input is never uploaded.