Convert LaTeX documents to clean Markdown. Strip preamble, preserve math, keep tables and references.
Free LaTeX to Markdown Converter transforms your LaTeX source — whether a fragment from a paper or a full \documentclass document — into clean GitHub-Flavored Markdown. Sectioning commands become headings, itemize/enumerate become lists, tabular becomes a GFM table, and verbatim/minted blocks become fenced code.
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Migrating a paper out of LaTeX is a one-time chore that shouldn't cost a subscription. This converter runs entirely in your browser, and the code is tiny.
| Input | Output | Typical size | Speed | Login needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaTeX (.tex) | Markdown (.md) | Up to 5 MB | < 50 ms | No |
Here's what this free tool does in detail — every feature is built to solve real problems, runs entirely in your browser, and is free forever.
By default the tool looks for \begin{document} / \end{document} and only processes what's between them, dropping \documentclass, \usepackage, \title, \author, \maketitle, and \tableofcontents. Toggle Strip preamble off if you want everything.
When you want to go the other way, switch to the Free Markdown to LaTeX Converter. For HTML exports, try the Free Markdown to HTML Converter.
Inline math \(x\), display math \[x\], and legacy $$x$$ blocks are preserved verbatim. The output uses Markdown-standard $x$ and $$x$$ delimiters, which render correctly in GitHub, Obsidian, Hashnode, and most modern Markdown previewers.
For extracting math-free prose, run the result through the Free Markdown to Plain Text tool.
\begin{tabular}...\end{tabular} becomes a pretty GFM table. \begin{itemize} / \begin{enumerate} become bullet and numbered lists. \begin{quote} becomes a > blockquote. Inline emphasis commands (\textbf, \textit, \emph, \sout, \texttt) become bold, italic, strike, and inline code respectively.
Clean up the table afterwards with the Free Markdown Table Sorter or Free Markdown Table Transposer.
\begin{verbatim}, \begin{minted}, and \begin{lstlisting} all become fenced Markdown code blocks. For minted, the language hint is preserved. \includegraphics becomes a Markdown image placeholder — supply the file URL manually or keep the relative path.
Pair with the Free Markdown Formatter to tidy up the result before committing.
Drop any .tex source in, with or without preamble. The tool handles fragments and full documents equally well.
Strip preamble is on by default. Preserve math is on by default. Most users won't need to change either.
Use the output in a README, Notion page, blog post, or any Markdown-compatible target.
Convert the .tex source into Markdown for Hashnode, Dev.to, or a personal site.
Turn your LaTeX notes into a GitHub-friendly README with proper formatting.
Batch-convert your LaTeX archive into portable Markdown for long-term storage.
Reuse paper sections in documentation and knowledge bases that use Markdown.
Turn LaTeX drafts into clean Markdown your preferred editor understands.
Yes. Free forever, no account required.
Math expressions are preserved verbatim as $...$ and $$...$$ — they will render in any Markdown viewer that supports KaTeX or MathJax.
Custom macros pass through unchanged. Expect some manual cleanup for heavily-macro'd documents.
Yes. Paste just the section you want. The preamble stripper is smart enough to handle fragments too.
\cite commands pass through as plain text. Bibliography rendering isn't attempted — that's a different beast.
No. Runs 100% in your browser.