--- title: "Rich Text to Markdown Converter: Keep Formatting When You Paste | Keep" description: "Convert rich text to clean Markdown online. Paste from Word, Google Docs, or the web, keep useful formatting, then preview, copy, or download it." canonical: "https://keep.md/tools/rich-text-to-markdown" language: "en" --- # Rich text to Markdown converter Paste formatted text from Word, Google Docs, a webpage, or another editor. Keep its useful structure as clean Markdown. ## How to use this tool Copy formatted content, paste it into the rich text box, convert it, then check, copy, or download the Markdown. ## Keep anything useful as Markdown. Save notes, links, pages, files, and other useful material as clean Markdown. Read it later, search it, or use it with an AI agent. [Start for free](https://app.keep.md/signup) [Read the docs](https://keep.md/docs) ## How to convert rich text to Markdown 1. Copy formatted content from Word, Google Docs, a webpage, or another editor. 2. Paste it into the formatted text box above. 3. Select **Convert to Markdown**. 4. Check the Markdown or rendered preview, then copy or download it. ## Formatting that survives the paste The browser clipboard carries a small HTML version of formatted content. The converter reads that copy and keeps headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, links, lists, task items, blockquotes, code, horizontal rules, and regular tables. It removes active page elements and unsupported styling before conversion. Markdown has no standard underline or merged-table-cell syntax. Underlined words stay as text, and complex tables may need a quick edit. The rendered preview makes those changes easy to spot before you use the result. ## Paste from Word, Google Docs, or a webpage Copy the selected section instead of saving a new file when you only need part of a document. The [Word to Markdown converter](https://keep.md/tools/word-to-markdown) handles a complete DOCX file. The [HTML to Markdown converter](https://keep.md/tools/html-to-markdown) handles raw HTML or a public page URL. Rich text and RTF files are different inputs. This page reads formatted clipboard content. It does not open `.rtf` files, because those files need a separate parser. ## Your formatted content stays in the browser Paste, cleanup, conversion, preview, copy, and download all run locally. Your content is not uploaded and there is no daily limit. Pasted images become useful alt text instead of remote requests or large embedded files. Use the [text to Markdown converter](https://keep.md/tools/text-to-markdown) when you only have plain text and want clear headings, lists, and links detected. The [token counter](https://keep.md/tools/token-counter) shows how much agent context the finished document will use. ## Frequently asked questions Copy formatted text from Word, Google Docs, a webpage, or another rich text editor. Paste it into the box, select Convert to Markdown, then check the source or rendered preview before you copy or download the result. The converter keeps headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, links, bullet and numbered lists, task lists, blockquotes, code, horizontal rules, and tables. Underline has no standard Markdown equivalent, so the words stay without the underline. Yes. Copy the selected content in Google Docs or Word and paste it directly into the rich text box. Use the Word to Markdown converter instead when you have the complete DOCX file. Yes. Copy the part of the webpage you need and paste it into the box. If you have the HTML source, use the HTML to Markdown converter. If you only have the page address, use the URL to Markdown converter. Yes. Regular rows and columns become a GitHub Flavored Markdown table. Merged cells do not have a direct Markdown equivalent, so check complex tables in the rendered preview. No. Rich text here means formatted content copied through the browser clipboard. An .rtf file is a separate document format and needs an RTF file parser. The converter keeps useful image alt text but does not embed pasted images or load their remote files. This avoids adding large data URLs or making hidden image requests from private content. Yes. Clipboard reading, conversion, preview, copy, and download run in your browser. Your content is not uploaded, you do not need an account, and there is no daily limit. ## Related tools [ ### Text to Markdown converter Convert plain text or a TXT file into clean Markdown. Detect clear headings, lists, and links, then preview, copy, or download it. ](https://keep.md/tools/text-to-markdown)[ ### Word to Markdown converter Convert a Word or DOCX file into clean Markdown. Keep headings, links, lists, and tables, then copy or download the result. ](https://keep.md/tools/word-to-markdown)[ ### HTML to Markdown converter Paste HTML source or enter a public webpage URL, then convert it into clean Markdown with headings, links, lists, code, and tables preserved. ](https://keep.md/tools/html-to-markdown)[ ### Token counter Count the LLM tokens in text you paste or in any webpage. Pick a model to see how much of its context window you fill, and compare the raw HTML cost of a page to the Markdown version. ](https://keep.md/tools/token-counter)