List every link in a Markdown document. Filter by scheme, check for duplicates.
Free Markdown Link Extractor finds every link in a Markdown document — inline links, reference-style links, autolinks — and lists them as plain URLs, a Markdown bulleted list, or CSV. It counts unique URLs, breaks down by scheme (https, http, mailto, relative), and skips code blocks to avoid false positives.
Privacy: This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never uploaded, logged, or cached. Close the tab and it's gone. Verify in DevTools → Network: zero requests fire.
Auditing links in long-form content shouldn't require a paid SEO tool. The extractor runs 100% in your browser.
| Input | Output | Typical size | Speed | Login needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markdown (.md) | Link list (text / md / csv) | Any document size | < 20 ms for typical docs | 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.
Extracts all three: inline links like [text](url), reference-style like [text][label] with matching [label]: url definitions, and autolinks like <https://example.com>. The extractor builds a reference-definition map first so reference-style links resolve correctly even if the definitions are at the bottom of the document.
For image URLs specifically, use the Free Markdown Image Extractor.
Code examples often contain URLs that aren't real links — they're example output, logs, or API documentation. The extractor detects fenced code blocks (```) and skips their contents, so your audit doesn't get polluted with example URLs.
The output header shows a count per scheme: https: 14, http: 2, mailto: 1, relative: 3. Useful for spotting insecure HTTP links that should be upgraded, finding mailto links to audit for privacy, or counting internal vs external links for SEO.
Plain URLs — one URL per line, for pasting into a bookmark manager or a broken-link checker. Markdown list — a bulleted list with link text preserved, for copying into a 'references' section. CSV — spreadsheet-ready with columns for text, url, and line number, for audit workflows.
Paste the full Markdown document.
Plain URLs, Markdown list, or CSV — based on where the list is going next.
Click Copy list. Paste into your audit spreadsheet, bookmark manager, or bug report.
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Yes. Free forever, no account required.
Yes. Inline, reference-style, and autolinks are all supported.
By default yes, so you can see every occurrence. Toggle 'Unique only' to deduplicate.
Yes. The extractor skips fenced code blocks to avoid false positives from code examples.
No. Runs 100% in your browser.