The latest articles on DEV Community by Marc Reid (@datavis). https://dev.to/datavis https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4049941%2F1f43867f-1a65-48d6-9f89-a95989894bbd.png https://dev.to/datavis en Marc Reid Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:41:28 +0000 https://dev.to/datavis/markdown-studio-a-browser-based-html-to-markdown-converter-1jn8 https://dev.to/datavis/markdown-studio-a-browser-based-html-to-markdown-converter-1jn8 <p>Hi - I built a small browser-based project called MD Studio:</p> <p><a href="https://mdstudio.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">mdstudio.dev</a></p> <p>It started as a personal project to help me learn AI-assisted web development and Markdown, which I realised was used a lot in AI tools and software-development workflows.</p> <p>MD Studio lets you:</p> <ul> <li>Paste rich text or import HTML and convert it to Markdown</li> <li>Edit the converted Markdown</li> <li>Preview the rendered result</li> <li>Switch between GFM and CommonMark profiles</li> <li>Copy, download or print the result</li> </ul> <p>It’s built with Preact, TypeScript, CodeMirror and Vite. It runs without an account or installation, and document content is processed locally in the browser.</p> <p>This is a non-commercial learning project. I’d really appreciate feedback on confusing interface choices, conversion problems, browser issues or anything important I may have overlooked.</p> <p>Feedback is welcome in the comments or through the public feedback repository:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/marc-reid/md-studio-feedback" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/marc-reid/md-studio-feedback</a></p> <p>Thanks!</p> showdev webdev typesc markdown