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Copy any article as clean Markdown

One run turns the page you're reading into Markdown with its links, ready to paste into Obsidian, Notion or a note. No account, no AI.

Beginner 3 min No setup Capture to my apps

workflow · article-to-markdown.awf 4 steps

Capture Article as Markdown: a workflow with 4 steps, starting with When Started and ending with Copy to clipboard.

  1. When Started(Trigger — open its doc page)
  2. Read the page HTML(Get All HTML — open its doc page)
  3. Convert to Markdown(Markdown — open its doc page)
  4. Copy to clipboard(Clipboard Write — open its doc page)
Open in AWFlow
Run it → read the page's HTML → convert to Markdown → copy to the clipboard.

How it works

Section titled “How it works”

  1. Run it on the page

    When Startednode reference

    When Started has no settings. A workflow whose only trigger is When Started is also listed in the right-click menu.

    Make it yours — add a Hotkey trigger to copy with a shortcut.

    Step 1, close-up of the app: When Started, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: When Started, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    When Started
    The workflow editor with the Capture Article as Markdown recipe: sticky notes and the steps When Started, Read the page HTML, Convert to Markdown, Copy to clipboard, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.The workflow editor with the Capture Article as Markdown recipe: sticky notes and the steps When Started, Read the page HTML, Convert to Markdown, Copy to clipboard, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.

  2. Read the page HTML

    Get All HTMLnode reference

    Get All HTML puts the page's HTML in the html field.

    Make it yours — set DOM Selector to article or main so menus and footers stay out.

    Step 2, close-up of the app: The DOM Selector field, outlined.Step 2, close-up of the app: The DOM Selector field, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 2
    The DOM Selector field
    The settings of the Read the page HTML step: Output field name, an empty DOM Selector with its picker, and Options.The settings of the Read the page HTML step: Output field name, an empty DOM Selector with its picker, and Options.

  3. Convert it to Markdown

    Markdownnode reference

    Markdown with Operation HTML to Markdown reads html, keeps links (Keep Links on) and writes markdown.

    Make it yours — turn on Keep Images or Keep Tables when you want them too.

    Step 3, close-up of the app: The Keep Images switch, outlined.Step 3, close-up of the app: The Keep Images switch, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 3
    The Keep Images switch
    The settings of the Convert to Markdown step: Operation HTML to Markdown, Content, Source Field html, Keep Links on, Keep Images and Keep Tables off.The settings of the Convert to Markdown step: Operation HTML to Markdown, Content, Source Field html, Keep Links on, Keep Images and Keep Tables off.

  4. Copy it to the clipboard

    Clipboard Writenode reference

    Clipboard Write copies the Markdown, ready to paste.

    Make it yours — save a file instead with Save as File.

    Step 4, close-up of the app: Copy to clipboard, outlined.Step 4, close-up of the app: Copy to clipboard, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 4
    Copy to clipboard
    The workflow editor with the Capture Article as Markdown recipe: sticky notes and the steps When Started, Read the page HTML, Convert to Markdown, Copy to clipboard, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.The workflow editor with the Capture Article as Markdown recipe: sticky notes and the steps When Started, Read the page HTML, Convert to Markdown, Copy to clipboard, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.

Test it

Section titled “Test it”

  1. Install the recipe and save it. No setup is needed. To import the file yourself, use Add Workflow › Import, choose the .awf and click Create & open. Then click Make it mine at the bottom of the canvas, tick the box and confirm, so you can edit it.

    Step 1, close-up of the app: Create & open, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: Create & open, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    Create & open
    The Create a workflow dialog at step 3, Name & save, after importing article-to-markdown.awf: Source Imported .awf, Name “Capture Article as Markdown”, an optional Description, Where to save “Saved locally in this browser”, and the Back and Create & open buttons.The Create a workflow dialog at step 3, Name & save, after importing article-to-markdown.awf: Source Imported .awf, Name “Capture Article as Markdown”, an optional Description, Where to save “Saved locally in this browser”, and the Back and Create & open buttons.
    Step 1, close-up of the app: Make it mine, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: Make it mine, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    Make it mine
    The Make this workflow yours? dialog over the Capture Article as Markdown workflow: it came from the Marketplace, It can currently lists what the workflow may access, two notes on what changes, the “I'm responsible for what this workflow does from now on.” checkbox, and Cancel and Make it mine.The Make this workflow yours? dialog over the Capture Article as Markdown workflow: it came from the Marketplace, It can currently lists what the workflow may access, two notes on what changes, the “I'm responsible for what this workflow does from now on.” checkbox, and Cancel and Make it mine.
    Step 1, close-up of the app: Save, outlined.Step 1, close-up of the app: Save, outlined.Full screen: the whole screenshot for step 1
    Save
    The workflow editor with the Capture Article as Markdown recipe: sticky notes and the steps When Started, Read the page HTML, Convert to Markdown, Copy to clipboard, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.The workflow editor with the Capture Article as Markdown recipe: sticky notes and the steps When Started, Read the page HTML, Convert to Markdown, Copy to clipboard, linked left to right. The top bar shows the Workflow active switch and Save; Test Workflow is above the canvas.

  2. Open an article, right-click it and choose Agentic Workflow › Personal Workflows › Capture Article as Markdown.

  3. Paste into a note: you get headings, paragraphs and links as Markdown.

Variations

Section titled “Variations”
Variation What to change Level
Straight into Obsidian Replace Clipboard Write with Obsidian to create a note. Intermediate
Only the selection Replace Get All HTML with Get Selected Text and skip the conversion. Beginner
Add a title line Add Get Page Metadata and put # title and the URL above the Markdown in Clipboard Write’s Text. Intermediate

Troubleshoot

Section titled “Troubleshoot”
  • The Markdown is full of menus and ads. Set DOM Selector on Get All HTML to the article container.
  • Nothing is pasted. Clipboard Write writes on the page you ran it on. Run it from the right-click menu on the article rather than from the canvas.
  • Images are missing. Keep Images is off by default in this recipe; turn it on in the Markdown step.
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