How to convert MD to TXT
- Add your .MD file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .TXT in a few seconds.
- Download your new .TXT file.
What to expect
- A renamed
.mdfile still contains all Markdown symbols - they show as literal characters (e.g.,# Heading,bold) to any reader that does not render Markdown. - YAML front matter (the
---block at the top of files from Jekyll, Hugo, or Obsidian) stays visible in plain text; delete it manually or let Pandoc handle it automatically. - Links written as
textbecome raw syntax after a rename; Pandoc's-t plainoutput preserves the link text and adds the URL in brackets.
Frequently asked questions
Can I just rename the file from `.md` to `.txt`?
Yes - if you only need the
.txt extension and do not mind the Markdown marks staying visible. The file content is unchanged.Will bold text and headings survive the conversion?
Renaming keeps the raw marks (
bold, # Heading) as visible text. Stripping them with a converter or Pandoc removes the visual formatting entirely, since plain text has no equivalent.My file has YAML front matter at the top - does it carry over?
Yes, on a simple rename it appears as literal text. Remove it manually or use
pandoc -t plain to strip it automatically.Can I batch-convert many `.md` files at once?
Yes - with Pandoc on Linux/macOS:
for f in *.md; do pandoc "$f" -t plain -o "${f%.md}.txt"; done. A similar loop works in PowerShell on Windows.
