About This Project
Paste to Markdown
Paste to Markdown is a browser-based tool for converting rich clipboard HTML into clean, reusable Markdown. It is built and maintained by Sinan Bolel, published from the sbolel/paste-to-markdown repository, and deployed on GitHub Pages.
What the tool does
The app accepts pasted HTML from documents, web pages, email clients, and editors, then converts that content into Markdown you can edit, copy, preview, and download. It offers GitHub Flavored Markdown, CommonMark, Strict Markdown, and Custom Style presets for people who move between rich-text tools and Markdown-first workflows.
Who built it
Paste to Markdown is part of the public work of Sinan Bolel, also known online as sbolel. It complements his broader technical profile across his personal site, GitHub, and LinkedIn.
Privacy model
Conversion runs locally in the browser. Pasted content is not sent to an application server by this tool. The current document can be cleared and restored during this browser session without being persisted. Only formatting preferences, such as the selected Markdown style, may be saved in browser local storage.
Intended users and use cases
- Developers moving formatted notes or docs into repositories, issues, and pull requests
- Writers and operators who need to preserve structure while leaving rich-text editors
- Anyone cleaning up pasted HTML before using Markdown in GitHub, docs tools, or static sites