Markdown to Plain Text

Why pasting markdown goes wrong

A description written in a notes app arrives with asterisks, hashes and bracket-link syntax intact. Pinterest shows them literally, which reads as broken text and wastes characters that count against the limit.

What survives the conversion

Line breaks and bullet structure are kept because they are meaningful. Headings become their text on its own line. Links become “label (url)” so the destination is still readable when it cannot be clicked. Emphasis markers are removed because the target field cannot render them.

Then trim to the field limit

Plain text is usually shorter than the markdown it came from, but a long draft is still long. Convert first, then cut to the 500-character description limit — the same text is also what you paste into a blog excerpt.

Where to go next

Once the syntax is gone, Copy Cleaner removes stray spacing and Description & Hashtags adds the tags.

How to use Markdown to Plain Text

1. Paste your markdown draft.
2. Check the bullets and links survived.
3. Copy the plain text into Pinterest or your CMS.