Convert not just one webpage, but every page on a website, in a single crawl job. Point at a domain root or a sitemap URL, set the depth, and get a folder of Markdown files mirroring the site's URL structure — ready to drop into a docs-as-code repo, build an offline mirror, feed a RAG pipeline, or archive a content library before it's rewritten.
How the crawl works
The crawler starts at your root URL (or sitemap), follows internal links breadth-first up to the depth you set, renders each page in a headless browser to capture JS-rendered content, runs the same readability + Markdown conversion as our single-page tool, and writes results to a folder mirroring the original URL paths. A typical 200-page docs site converts in 3-8 minutes; a 5000-page content library runs as a background job and emails you the ZIP when ready.
Single page or whole site?
If you have one URL in hand, use Webpage to Markdown — simpler workflow. Use Website to Markdown when you want to crawl across many pages: a docs site, a blog archive, a help center, a public knowledge base. Both produce identical per-page Markdown output; this tool just orchestrates the crawl, the deduplication, and the packaging.
Crawl politeness
By default crawls respect robots.txt, rate-limit to 1 request per second per host, and identify themselves with a clear User-Agent. All three are configurable for your own properties (where you control the rate limits) but stay polite by default for third-party sites. Don't use this to scrape sites whose terms of service forbid it; we don't bypass anything technical, but the social contract still applies.
Frequently asked questions
How is Website to Markdown different from Webpage to Markdown?
Webpage to Markdown handles one URL → one Markdown file. Website to Markdown crawls many URLs → folder of Markdown files mirroring the site structure. Same per-page conversion engine; this tool adds the crawler, dedup, link rewriting, and ZIP packaging on top.
How deep does the crawl go?
Configurable — default depth is 3 (root + two levels of internal links), max is 10 for typical accounts (Pro/Enterprise can go deeper). Depth 3 covers most blog and docs site structures; depth 5+ is for sprawling content libraries with deep category trees.
Does it respect robots.txt?
Yes by default — crawls obey Disallow rules and crawl-delay hints. You can override for your own sites where you control the rules; for third-party sites, leave the default on. Sites that explicitly block crawlers via robots.txt should be respected; if you need their content, ask the owner or use the official API.
How are internal links rewritten in the output?
Cross-page links inside the crawl get rewritten as relative paths in the Markdown — so https://example.com/docs/install linked from another page becomes ./install.md in the converted Markdown. The result is a fully self-contained offline mirror where all internal navigation works without an internet connection.
How long does a 1000-page crawl take?
Typical throughput is 1-3 pages/second on the standard worker pool, so a 1000-page site converts in 10-15 minutes. Very large crawls (10k+ pages) run in the background and email you when the ZIP is ready. Pro and Enterprise tiers get parallel worker pools that finish 5-10× faster on big jobs.
Your AI doesn't read PDFs directly. It first has to extract the text, decode the layout, ignore the metadata — before it can even start answering. A Markdown file removes all of those steps. Your AI reads it instantly. So you get faster responses, more accurate results, and zero information lost along the way.
Size-wise, it's 100 to 500 times lighter for the same content. A 15 MB PDF becomes a 30 KB .md file. So your AI knowledge base can hold hundreds of documents instead of a handful.
MDisBetter brings 19 free tools together for that — documents, videos, audio, web pages and prompts.
How does it work?
Drop a PDF, a video, an audio file or a URL. MDisBetter extracts the content and gives you a clean Markdown file. So you can send it to your AI, add it to your project files, or store it in your knowledge base — without losing anything.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I convert a PDF to Markdown for free?
Upload your PDF to MDisBetter, click Convert, and get structured Markdown in seconds. No signup, no installation — it works directly in your browser. The free plan includes 50 credits per month.
Why is Markdown better than PDF for AI?
Markdown reduces token usage by up to 95% compared to PDF. AI models like ChatGPT and Claude process Markdown far more efficiently because it contains only content structure — no fonts, no layout data, no binary overhead.
What file types can MDisBetter convert?
MDisBetter converts PDF, Word (.docx), plain text, YouTube videos (transcript), audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, WEBM), and any web page URL to clean Markdown.
Is MDisBetter free?
Yes, free to start. The free plan includes 50 credits per month. All processing happens securely — your files are never stored.
Can I extract a YouTube transcript as Markdown?
Yes. Paste the YouTube video URL, click Convert, and get the full transcript structured as Markdown with headings and timestamps. Perfect for feeding video content to AI tools.
PDF → Markdown
Faithful and structured conversion of your documents
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Free
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Word to MD
0.5 credit
per page
Excel to MD
0.5 credit
per conversion
Single URL Scrape
0.5 credit
per call
Site Crawl
1 credit
per page
Translate
1 credit
per 10 000 chars (min 1, free re-translation on cache hit)
Prompt Optimizer
1 credit
per call
System Prompt Generator
1 credit
per call
Audio to MD
2 credits
per minute
Video to MD
2 credits
per minute
YouTube to MD
2 credits
per minute
Image OCR
4 credits
per image (0 on cache hit)
PDF to MD
4 credits
per page
PPTX to MD
4 credits
per slide
Questions
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Wait for your monthly reset or upgrade to a higher plan. Credits renew on your billing date each month.
Yes, cancel anytime with one click. No questions asked. You keep access until the end of your billing period.
Pro gives you 30,000 credits for $29 — that's 30x more credits than Starter for just 3x the price. Every credit costs less, so you get far more value per dollar.