# Web to Markdown

> Copy web pages, text selections, AI chats and responses as clean Markdown from the right-click menu.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-to-markdown-addon](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-to-markdown-addon)

## Overview

- **ID:** `web-to-markdown-addon`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aviax
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-23
- **First published:** 2026-02-15
- **Size:** 44 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-to-markdown-addon/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/aviax8/web-to-markdown-extension](https://github.com/aviax8/web-to-markdown-extension)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-to-markdown-addon/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-to-markdown-addon/privacy/)

## Description

Browser extension for copying Web page content and AI conversations as Markdown.

What the extension does

The extension adds a context menu group called <code>Web to Markdown</code> with these actions:
<ul><li><code>Copy page as Markdown</code> - Copy the entire page as Markdown.</li><li><code>Copy selection as Markdown</code> - Copy only the selected text as Markdown.</li><li><code>Copy AI chat as Markdown</code> - Copy the entire AI conversation as Markdown.</li><li><code>Copy AI response as Markdown</code> - Copy one AI response as Markdown.</li></ul>
Behavior
<ul><li>Works on every page where the extension is enabled.</li><li>Converts HTML to Markdown locally using Turndown + GFM plugin (no external service calls).</li><li>Copies the result to clipboard.</li></ul>
How to use it
<ol><li>Right-click any page or selected text.</li><li>Open <code>Web to Markdown</code> submenu.</li><li>Choose copy action.</li><li>Paste markdown anywhere.</li></ol>
For <code>Copy AI response as Markdown</code>, right-click directly on the target AI response first.

Current UX behavior
<ul><li>Success: a small tooltip near the cursor is temporarily shown.</li><li>Failure: an error is logged to the console and shown in an alert dialog.</li></ul>
Settings

Options page allow setting markdown formatting texts used for AI transcript conversion:
<ul><li>AI request header text</li><li>AI request quote prefix</li><li>AI response header text</li></ul>
Markdown conversion details

Supported conversion includes:
<ul><li>headings</li><li>lists</li><li>links</li><li>blockquotes</li><li>tables</li><li>fenced code blocks with language detection</li><li>KaTeX/Gemini math handling</li></ul>
Permissions justification
<ul><li><code>clipboardWrite</code> - write converted markdown to clipboard</li><li><code>storage</code> - store options</li><li><code>contextMenus</code> - add right-click menu actions</li></ul>
Privacy statement
<ul><li>no analytics</li><li>no data collection</li><li>no remote servers</li><li>local processing only</li></ul>
Open Source

This extension is <strong>open source</strong> and available under the MIT License.

## Rankings

- #29,473 — Overall
- #144 — ux
- #154 — response

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `clipboardWrite`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-to-markdown-addon)