--- title: "Screenshot to Markdown Converter: Capture or Paste Free | Keep" description: "Take, paste, or upload a screenshot and convert its visible text, headings, lists, tables, and code into editable Markdown." canonical: "https://keep.md/tools/screenshot-to-markdown" language: "en" --- # Screenshot to Markdown converter Take, paste, or upload a screenshot and turn its visible content into clean Markdown for docs, notes, wikis, and AI agents. ## How to use this tool Take, paste, or choose one screenshot up to 1 MB, convert it, review the Markdown, then copy the result or download a .md file. ## 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 a screenshot to Markdown 1. Select **Take a screenshot** and choose a screen, window, or tab. You can also paste or upload an existing screenshot. 2. Select **Convert to Markdown**. 3. Check the source and rendered preview for reading order and formatting. 4. Copy the Markdown or download the `.md` file. ## Keep the structure, not the pixels A screenshot is easy to capture but hard to search or edit. The converter reads visible text and tries to rebuild headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, and code blocks. The result is plain Markdown that works in docs, wikis, Git repositories, notes, and agent context. Use it for product notes, documentation, slide excerpts, research, error messages, chat excerpts, and small data tables. For photos, scans, diagrams, and other image files, use the broader [image to Markdown converter](https://keep.md/tools/image-to-markdown). ## Crop before you convert A tight crop improves reading order and removes text that you do not want. Cut out browser tabs, toolbars, sidebars, notifications, and repeated navigation. Keep the screenshot at its original resolution when small text matters. ## Check complex output - Tables with merged cells can need simpler rows and columns. - Code needs a check for punctuation, indentation, and wrapped lines. - Multi-column layouts can be read in the wrong order. - Small, blurred, or low-contrast text can be missed. - Icons and visual elements can produce a short description rather than exact text. ## Use the result as agent context Copy the Markdown into ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, Cursor, or another agent. You can also download it into a project or keep it with your notes. Use the [token counter](https://keep.md/tools/token-counter) to see how much context the result will use. ## Frequently asked questions Take a new screenshot, paste one from your clipboard, or choose an image file. Then select Convert to Markdown and review the output before you copy it or download the .md file. Yes. Copy a screenshot, return to this page, and press Command-V on a Mac or Ctrl-V on Windows and Linux. You can also drag or choose an image file. Yes. Server-backed tools share five free uses each day. You can convert one screenshot at a time without creating an account. It tries to detect the visual hierarchy and rebuild headings, paragraphs, lists, and line breaks as Markdown. Clear type and simple layouts produce the most reliable structure. It can rebuild clear rows and columns as a Markdown table. Cropped, high-resolution tables work best. Merged cells and dense layouts can need manual fixes. It can read visible code and may return a fenced code block. Check punctuation, spaces, indentation, and line wrapping before you run the result. Yes. Remove browser controls, sidebars, notifications, and unrelated content when you can. A tight crop gives the converter less noise and makes reading order clearer. No. The public converter sends the screenshot for this conversion and returns the Markdown. It does not add the screenshot or result to your Keep library. ## Related tools [ ### Image to Markdown converter Extract visible text and structure from JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, GIF, or BMP images as editable Markdown. ](https://keep.md/tools/image-to-markdown)[ ### PDF to Markdown converter Convert a PDF into clean Markdown for Claude, ChatGPT, coding agents, or notes. Copy the result or download a .md file. ](https://keep.md/tools/pdf-to-markdown)[ ### Rich text to Markdown converter Paste formatted text from Word, Google Docs, or a webpage and keep headings, links, lists, tables, and emphasis as clean Markdown. ](https://keep.md/tools/rich-text-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)