Google Docs to Obsidian Converter
Copy from Google Docs and get clean Markdown for an Obsidian note, with the bold, headings, lists and links converted to Markdown syntax.
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Fixes em dashes and filler
Rewrites em dashes to the punctuation that belongs there and strips filler from the converted output. Runs in your browser with no AI, and never alters the text you pasted.Ready for Obsidian
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How Google Docs maps to Obsidian
| Feature | Google Docs | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | <b> or <strong> | **x** |
| Heading | <h1> | # x |
| Link | <a href> | [text](url) |
| List | <ul> or <ol> | - item / 1. item |
| Italic | <i> or <em> | *x* |
Common gotchas
- Formatting is read from both the tags and the inline CSS, so bold copied out of Docs becomes **bold** in Markdown.
- Underline, color and font size have no Markdown equivalent and are dropped, while the text is kept.
- A Docs table becomes a GitHub-style pipe table and code becomes fenced or backtick code, both of which Obsidian renders.
- Obsidian reads standard Markdown, so headings, lists and links all land as native Markdown.
Frequently asked
- How do I paste Google Docs into Obsidian as Markdown?
- Paste the Docs content here with Obsidian as the destination and copy. Real bold, headings, lists and links become Markdown syntax, ready for an Obsidian note.
- Does it keep tables and code?
- Yes. A Docs table becomes a GitHub-flavored pipe table and code becomes fenced or backtick code, both of which Obsidian renders.
- What happens to colors and fonts?
- They are dropped, since Markdown has no equivalent. Bold, italic, links, lists, headings, code and tables all convert.