Markdown Printer

About

Markdown Printer lets you save any web page as a Markdown file with just one click. Perfect for AI development, documentation, and note-taking.

✨ FEATURES
• Zero setup required - works immediately after installation
• Preserves formatting (headers, links, code blocks, lists, tables)
• Save anywhere with familiar "Save As" dialog
• Fast client-side conversion
• Right-click context menu + toolbar popup
• Adds metadata (source URL, save date)
• Clean output - removes scripts, styles, and unwanted elements

🎯 HOW IT WORKS

1. Navigate to any webpage
2. Right-click and select "Save as Markdown" OR click the extension icon
3. Choose where to save in the dialog
4. Done! Your page is now a .md file

📝 PERFECT FOR
• AI/LLM Development - Feed documentation to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor with 2-3x better token efficiency than HTML
• Vibe Coding - Quickly save API docs, tutorials, and references for your AI coding assistant
• Building Knowledge Bases - Archive technical docs in a format optimized for AI context
• Code Review - Save PRs and code discussions in a format LLMs can easily parse
• Developers saving documentation
• Researchers archiving articles
• Students taking notes
• Content creators backing up posts
• Anyone who loves Markdown!

🤖 WHY MARKDOWN FOR AI?
Markdown is the optimal format for feeding context to AI tools:
• 2-3x more content within token limits compared to HTML
• Clean, structured format that LLMs understand perfectly
• Preserves code blocks, headers, and links without HTML noise
• Works seamlessly with Cursor, Continue, and other AI coding tools

🔒 PRIVACY
This extension does not collect, transmit, or share any user data. All conversion happens locally in your browser. No data leaves your computer.

🆓 FREE & OPEN SOURCE
View the source code on GitHub: https://github.com/levz0r/markdown-printer

⭐ SUPPORT
Found a bug or have a suggestion? Report it on GitHub or email [email protected]

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## Version History

### v1.1.1 (2025-11-24)

• Improved content capture for documentation sites (API docs, tutorials)
• 2x faster scrolling during page capture
• Added attribution line with version and author link
• Fixed progress overlay appearing in output

### v1.1.0 (2025-10-10)

• Added internationalization support for Hebrew, Hindi, and French
• Added RTL (right-to-left) language support for Hebrew and other RTL languages
• Added version number display in popup
• Improved build system to include localization files

### v1.0.3 (2025-10-06)

• Fixed content extraction to work reliably across all site layouts
• Improved capture of complex documentation sites (Microsoft Learn, etc.)
• Simplified content selection for better compatibility

### v1.0.2 (2025-10-06)

• Added full-page capture with automatic scrolling
• Automatically loads lazy-loaded content before conversion
• Scrolls through entire page to trigger dynamic content
• 3x faster scrolling performance

### v1.0.1 (2025-10-05)

• Added Firefox support with cross-browser compatibility
• Improved markdown output by removing unwanted elements (scripts, styles, iframes, SVGs)
• Added automated build system with version management
• Better error handling for protected pages

### v1.0.0 (2025-10-01)

• Initial release
• One-click markdown conversion
• Right-click context menu support
• Toolbar popup interface
• Metadata insertion (source URL, save date)
• Save As dialog integration