Markdown to Plain Text with Before and After Examples
Turn a short Markdown note into plain text for email or forms. Compare the default result with the option that keeps the original link markup.
Paste your Markdown into the converter, leave the default settings on, then choose Copy text. This removes the formatting markers from short notes you need to paste into a form, email or caption field. Markdown to Plain Text
Try this release note with a heading, bold text, a link and a filename.
## Release notes
- **Check** the [release checklist](https://markdowntoimage.com/converter).
- Save the caption as `release.txt`.
The default result keeps the words and line breaks. The heading marker, bullets, bold marks and backticks are removed. The visible link label stays.
Release notes
Check the release checklist.
Save the caption as release.txt.
| You need | Setting or action |
|---|---|
| A clean note for a plain text field | Copy the default result. |
| Hyphens on list lines | Enable Preserve List Characters. |
| The original link markup | Enable Preserve Links. |
| Text on one line | Enable Remove Line Breaks and check the spacing. |
Preserve Links keeps the bracket and parenthesis syntax in this example. Here is the result with only that option enabled.
Release notes
Check the [release checklist](https://markdowntoimage.com/converter).
Save the caption as release.txt.
If a form needs the destination as a plain URL, paste the URL on a separate line. Check links, tables and fenced code before copying a long document. Those structures can leave characters or lose context when flattened.
For a slide or an update that needs the visual hierarchy, paste the original Markdown into the image editor. This PNG shows the heading, list and linked label in their rendered form. Put any link the reader should open next to the image. Preview the original Markdown