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Getting started

1. Install from the Chrome Web Store.
2. Open any webpage with http or https.
3. Click the extension icon to extract and edit Markdown.

In settings you can also:

• Copy to clipboard: Change the open behavior so clicking the icon copies Markdown to your clipboard instead of opening the editor.
• Skip images: Strip image links from the converted output.
• Theme: Choose dark, light, or match your system setting.
• Source info: Prepend the page title, URL, author, and publish date to the output.

Floating editor panel

From the popup, click the floating panel button to open an embedded editor on the page.

Editor

The editor hides Markdown syntax to reduce visual noise while you read and edit.

• Heading marks (#), bold, italic, and strikethrough marks fold away when your cursor is elsewhere.
• Link URLs are hidden, showing only the link text. Place your cursor on a link to reveal the full syntax.

Drafts

• Changes are saved automatically as you type.
• Drafts are saved per page and restore when you reopen the extension.
• Click the refresh button to discard your draft and re-extract from the page.

Keyboard shortcuts

• Find & replace: Cmd+F (macOS) or Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux).
• Open a link: Hold Cmd or Ctrl and click any Markdown link in the editor.

Using with AI

Plain Markdown is a fast way to prepare web content for large language models. Markdown strips away ads, navigation, and formatting noise, giving the AI only the relevant content in a structured format that uses fewer tokens.

• Convert any article, then copy the Markdown and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM.
• Use the editor to trim irrelevant sections before sending to the AI.
• Paste a YouTube URL into the API or extension to extract the video's transcript as Markdown.

Troubleshooting

• Only http and https pages are supported. Browser internal pages won't work.
• If extraction or the floating panel fails, reload the tab and try again.

Overview

The Plain Markdown API converts any URL to clean Markdown with a single request. Send a URL, get structured Markdown back.

• One endpoint: POST /v1/convert. Authenticate with a Bearer token.
• Every account includes 500 conversions with anti-bot protection. Paid plans start at $9/mo for higher volume.
• Create your API key and manage billing from the dashboard.

Parameters

Send a JSON body with the following fields:

For the full request/response schema, see the interactive API reference or the OpenAPI spec.

Rate limits

Rate limits apply per API key. Paid plans get higher limits.

If you hit a limit the API returns 429 with a Retry-After header.

MCP server

The API also works as an MCP server. This lets you use Plain Markdown as a tool directly from your coding editor or AI agent, with no extra setup beyond adding the server config.

• Supported in Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex, OpenCode, and Claude Desktop.
• Setup configs are available in your dashboard after creating an API key.