Convert Markdown to Jira wiki markup. Headings, lists, code blocks, tables, links — pastes directly into Jira.
Free Markdown to Jira Wiki Converter turns standard GFM Markdown into Atlassian's Jira wiki markup. Headings become h1. / h2., bold becomes single-asterisk *bold*, italics become _italic_, strikethrough becomes -strike-, links become [text|url], and tables use the ||header||header|| / |cell|cell| format.
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Every developer who works with Jira eventually hits the moment where their Markdown draft doesn't render in a ticket. Rewriting by hand is slow, and paid plugins are overkill. This tool runs in your browser and is free forever.
| Input | Output | Typical size | Speed | Login needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markdown (.md, .markdown) | Jira wiki markup | Any ticket-sized document | < 10 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.
Headings map to h1. through h6.. Bold **x** becomes *x* (single asterisk in Jira). Italic *x* and _x_ become _x_. Strikethrough ~~x~~ becomes -x-. Inline code becomes {{code}}. Fenced blocks become {code:language}.
Migrating back? Use the Free Jira to Markdown Converter. For Confluence, which adds panel macros, see the Free Markdown to Confluence Converter.
GFM pipe tables with | col | col | / |---|---| / data rows become Jira's || header || header || for the first row and | cell | cell | for data rows — exactly the format Jira expects.
Clean up your tables first with the Free Markdown Table Sorter or reshape them with the Free Markdown Table Transposer.
Markdown links [text](url) become [text|url]. Images  become !url|alt=alt!. Fenced code blocks with a language hint become {code:js}...{code}. Unlabeled blocks become {code}...{code}.
Pair with the Free Markdown Link Extractor to audit your links before pasting into a ticket.
Jira wiki markup is fully deterministic — there's only one correct way to emit each element. The tool has no user-facing options to mis-configure. Paste Markdown in, get clean Jira wiki markup out. Every time.
For other chat and documentation targets, try Free Markdown to Slack, Free Markdown to Discord, or Free Markdown to HTML.
Drop a bug report, feature description, or retro note into the input. Click Load example to see a realistic bug ticket.
The output updates as you type — no buttons to press, no options to configure.
Copy the output into a description, comment, or any wiki-markup field. It renders correctly.
Draft the repro steps in Markdown with code fences, convert, paste into Jira. Logs and tables survive the trip.
Write specs with headings and tables in Markdown, then paste wiki markup into a Jira epic.
Use Markdown's numbered lists and tables for structured cases, then convert for the tracker.
Draft in Markdown, paste as Jira. Keep all the formatting without manual rewriting.
Convert meeting notes into a ticket-friendly format in one paste.
Yes. Free forever, no account required.
Jira uses h1. headings, single *bold*, _italic_, -strike-, [text|url] links, {{code}} inline, {code} blocks, ||h||h|| tables.
Jira Server, Data Center, and most Cloud projects do. Some Cloud projects use a newer rich-text editor that rejects wiki markup — check your project settings.
Those are Confluence-only. Use the Free Markdown to Confluence Converter for those.
No. Runs 100% in your browser.