How to convert html to markdown file on Windows 11?

mdka is a solid choice if you want to convert HTML to Markdown. It's a Rust-based converter designed for speed and reliability, and it's available as a command-line tool, plus Node.js and Python packages.

The main appeal is that it uses the same HTML parsing engine as browsers, so it handles messy, real-world HTML well without crashing on deeply nested structures. If your goal is to convert HTML to Markdown cleanly from diverse sources, mdka is worth trying.

How to Get Started

Command line (easiest for quick tests):
Download a prebuilt binary from the releases page, then run:

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mdka page.html

This creates page.md in the same directory.

If you have Rust installed:

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cargo install mdka-cli

Python or Node.js:

pip install mdka
npm install mdka

mdka has five conversion modes — Balanced (default), Minimal (for LLM input or text extraction), Semantic (for SPA content), and others. You can also strip navigation, headers, and footers with --drop-shell.