MARKDOWN BASICS
Copy Markdown into Google Docs with formatting
Markdown is convenient for writing, but a document is easier to read when its headings and lists are visible as formatting. Textidy can render the Markdown before you copy it into a document editor.
Have some text ready to go?
Open Markdown to Rich Text ↗Start with a preview
Paste your Markdown into Textidy and choose Formatted text. Review the document structure before copying. A line beginning with a heading marker should appear as a heading; a Markdown link should show its readable label.
Textidy handles common Markdown and GitHub-style tables. Embedded HTML and remote images are excluded from the formatted preview. Equations and specialised Markdown extensions may remain as text rather than a rendered object.
MARKDOWN
### Notes for the team - **Owner:** Alex - **Next step:** Review the draft - [Background](https://example.com/notes)
AFTER
Notes for the team • Owner: Alex • Next step: Review the draft • Background (https://example.com/notes)
Copy into the document
Use Copy formatted text and paste into your Google Docs document. Check the pasted result before continuing. The destination can apply its own styles, so fonts, spacing and table widths may differ from the browser preview.
If you only need the words, use Copy plain text instead. The destination document can then supply the paragraph styling. Browser permissions may prevent clipboard access; Select result provides a manual route.
Give tables a closer look
Wide Markdown tables can become awkward in a narrow document. Check cell boundaries, header rows and long links. If the structure is wrong before copying, fix the Markdown source first. Textidy does not guess missing table data.
For a short list of values, plain text may be easier to reuse. Textidy places tabs between table cells in its plain-text output.
Keep a useful original
Textidy preserves the input while you work so you can compare it with the converted result. Keep your own source copy before closing or refreshing the page: the editor does not save document history.
Tested on 11 September 2026: formatted copying from the Codex in-app browser into Google Docs preserved the sample heading, bold text, hyperlink, numbered list and two-column table. The heading appeared in the document outline. Docs applied its own appearance and showed a borderless table. Check your own result, especially wide tables and nested lists.
Try the behaviour yourself
Headings, links and a table
The shown expected output is the plain-text clipboard alternative. Formatted copying additionally supplies HTML headings, emphasis, links, numbering and a table. Destination appearance must be checked.
Input
# Textidy paste test A **bold** note with [a reference](https://example.com). 1. Review 2. Publish | Name | Count | | --- | --- | | A | 2 |
Expected text output
Textidy paste test A bold note with a reference (https://example.com). 1. Review 2. Publish Name Count A 2
Put it into practice.
Your next paste can be a little simpler.