Feature

Copy Markdown as HTML

Writing for the web? Copy your Markdown as clean, formatted HTML to the clipboard — ready to paste into rich editors.

One Keystroke to Formatted Output

Paper converts your Markdown to HTML and copies it to the clipboard. No export dialogs, no file management, no extra steps. Just copy and paste.

The HTML is clean and semantic — proper heading tags, paragraph elements, and list structures. It pastes correctly into virtually any rich text field.

Works With

  • Email clients — Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook
  • CMS platforms — WordPress, Ghost, Webflow
  • Note apps — Notion, Bear, Craft
  • Documents — Google Docs, Pages, Word
  • Newsletters — Substack, Mailchimp, ConvertKit
  • Any rich text field — Comments, forms, wikis

How It Works

  1. Write your content in Markdown
  2. Select Edit → Copy as HTML (or use the keyboard shortcut)
  3. Paste into your destination — it arrives formatted

Paper also includes a plain-text fallback on the clipboard, so if you paste into a plain-text field, you get the original Markdown.

Why This Matters

Markdown is a great writing format, but most of the web expects HTML or rich text. Copy as HTML bridges that gap without requiring you to leave your editor or manage export files.

For developers writing documentation, bloggers drafting posts, or anyone who publishes to the web, this feature saves significant time.

Clean, Semantic HTML

The generated HTML uses standard tags:

  • <h1> through <h6> for headings
  • <p> for paragraphs
  • <strong> and <em> for bold and italic
  • <code> for inline code
  • <ul>, <ol>, <li> for lists
  • <a> for links

No inline styles, no unnecessary wrappers — just clean markup that inherits your destination's styling.

Try Copy as HTML

Download Paper and start copying Markdown as formatted HTML on your Mac.

Download on the Mac App Store

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