Markdown to HTML Converter: Clean, Sanitised, Free

1. Your Markdown

Open a .md file

2. Export

Document title

Used for the file name, the Word document properties and the HTML title.

HTML: full page with styles (untick for the bare HTML body)

Supports GitHub-flavoured Markdown: headings, bold, italics, strikethrough, links, lists, task lists, tables, block quotes and code blocks. The HTML is sanitised, so scripts in the Markdown never run. Word files list images as placeholders because the browser cannot fetch most images from other sites. PDF export uses your browser's print dialog; choose "Save as PDF".

How Markdown to HTML conversion works

The Markdown is parsed with marked using GitHub-flavoured Markdown, so tables, task lists, strikethrough and fenced code blocks are supported. The HTML is then sanitised with DOMPurify, which removes scripts, event handlers and javascript: links, so the output is safe to publish even if the Markdown came from someone else.

Full page with styles gives you a complete HTML document with a title and embedded CSS for readable text, tables and code, ready to open or host.
Bare body (untick the option) gives just the HTML elements, ready to paste into a CMS, email builder or template that has its own styles.

Details worth knowing

Fenced code blocks keep their language as a class, such as class="language-json", so a syntax highlighter on your site can style them. Headings are not given id attributes. Images keep their original URLs.

Questions and answers

Is the generated HTML safe to publish?

Yes. It is sanitised with DOMPurify, so scripts, inline event handlers and javascript: links in the Markdown are removed.

Can I get just the HTML without the page wrapper?

Yes. Untick the full page option to download or copy only the body HTML, ready for a CMS or template.

Does it add syntax highlighting?

No, but fenced code blocks keep a language class such as language-python, which highlighters like Prism or highlight.js use.