Markdown and plain text in the converter
Feeding Markdown to a Markdown converter sounds circular. It isn't, because most of what this tool does was never "conversion" — it's measurement and retargeting, and both apply to files that are already text.
What you get for a .md file
- A structure report. The fidelity panel counts the document's sections, tables, figures, equations and code fences, and runs the same weighted QC checks as every other format — a quick audit of whether your hand-written notes follow the field manual.
- Token accounting. Size and estimated tokens up front; the count exactly button loads a real o200k tokenizer for a precise number before you commit a paste.
- Preset retargeting. The same document as a token-lean chat paste, a RAG version with chunk comments and stable anchors, an Obsidian note with callouts and frontmatter, or a full-frontmatter archive copy — without touching the source file.
The element mapping
| In the file | What happens |
|---|---|
First # heading | Becomes the document title |
| Headings | Split into addressable sections (this is what presets and anchors hang off) |
| Tables / figures / fences / equations | Counted for the fidelity report; content untouched |
| .txt (no markup) | An overview section (lines, words, token estimate) + the verbatim content — honest framing for a model, no fake structure invented |
Before → after
In the file
meeting notes tuesday
decided to move the deadline
carol owns the rollout
also need to fix the docsIn the Markdown
## Overview
4 lines · 17 words · ≈22 tokens — no headings detected
(QC will tell you a model sees an unstructured wall)
## Content
meeting notes tuesday
decided to move the deadline…FAQ
Is my prose rewritten? Never — body content passes through byte-faithful; only structure is indexed and preset wrappers are added around it.
Why does my .txt score low on QC? Because it has no detectable structure — that's the report telling you a model will see a wall. Add headings (or accept the wall knowingly).
Front matter in my .md? Passes through with the body today; the Archive preset adds its own document-level frontmatter block.
Run your notes through the QC — eight checks, ten seconds.