Stardown-app / Stardown

Copy the web as markdown

Stardown

Copy the web as markdown

You can also install from the source code to get updates early or customize Stardown's output more than its settings support.

• Press Alt+C to copy a selection or a page's link.
• Press Alt+N to open a notepad that copying with Alt+C automatically pastes into.
• Right-click part of a page to copy it as markdown. Select before right-clicking to copy multiple parts.
• Copy links for all tabs. Select tabs first to copy links for only those tabs.
• Customize these features including keyboard shortcuts in Stardown's settings.

Privacy

Stardown will never sell any data to anyone and does not collect any personal data. Everything you copy with Stardown is stored in your clipboard, local files, and/or your browser's settings depending on which features you use. Stardown's optional notepad saves to your browser's settings.

Permissions

For why Stardown requests the permissions that it does, see ./docs/permissions.md.

Feature requests and alternatives

You're welcome to make a feature request, and there may already be other software that meets all of your needs. Check out ./docs/alternatives.md for some alternatives to Stardown.

Development

Contributions are welcome! Let me know (such as in an issue or a discussion) what you have in mind ahead of time if you think there's a chance it won't be approved.

Also, please read ./docs/develop.md.

Why Stardown?

Stardown is:

• Flexible. Integrates well with many workflows. Select almost anything, copy and paste anywhere.
• Instantly clip into a note using Stardown's sidebar notepad to both copy and paste with Alt+C.
• Better at converting. Stardown's custom code for converting HTML to markdown can convert more formatting than alternatives.
• Creates text fragments so you can link to specific parts of pages.
• Extensible. Stardown is designed to be extended for more markdown flavors and other markup languages.