# Plain Markdown

Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Summary

Plain Markdown converts pages to Markdown locally in your browser. We do not transmit your page content or edits to external servers.

Data collection

We do not collect any data. Plain Markdown:

  • Does not require an account or login
  • Does not send your page content or saved drafts to external servers
  • Does not use analytics or tracking
  • Does not use cookies

What the extension accesses

  • Website content: reads the current page or selected text when you click the extension.
  • Page metadata: URL/canonical URL and title are used for draft association and filename context.
  • No history permission: Plain Markdown does not request browser history access.

Local storage

Drafts are stored locally in extension storage and never leave your device.

  • Saved per page and restored when you reopen the extension
  • Can be cleared by clicking the refresh button or by uninstalling

Permissions

  • activeTab: access current page only when you click the extension
  • scripting: inject content script on demand to extract content and open floating editor
  • storage: persist local drafts

Third parties

Plain Markdown does not share page content or drafts with third parties.

Changes

If this policy changes, we update the date above.