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Save MDN Web Docs as Markdown

Save exports MDN Web Docs pages — reference tables, code examples, compatibility data, and all — as pristine Markdown.

★★★★★  Chrome Web Store · 3 free saves per month · no account required

What Save captures from MDN Web Docs

  • Page title and short description
  • Section headings preserved at the right depth
  • Syntax blocks, examples, and parameter tables
  • Browser-compatibility tables rendered as Markdown tables
  • Related-reference "See also" links

What gets stripped

  • × MDN sidebar navigation tree
  • × Footer, language switcher, and search UI
  • × Inline ad/sponsor placements

Save uses site-specific AI prompts to tell noise from content. The Markdown you get is optimised for note-taking apps (Obsidian, Notion) and AI context windows (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini).

How to save a MDN Web Docs page as Markdown

  1. Step 1

    Install Save for Chrome

    Grab the extension from the Chrome Web Store. Free, no account needed for the first 3 saves per month.

  2. Step 2

    Open any MDN Web Docs page

    Navigate to the page you want to save. Save auto-detects the site and picks the right extraction rule.

  3. Step 3

    Click the Save icon

    Clean Markdown, instantly. Copy to clipboard or download as a .md file.

Example: MDN Web Docs → Markdown

Point the extension at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/fetch and the output is a structured Markdown file with frontmatter metadata, clean headings, and lossless content — ready to drop into Obsidian, Notion, or an LLM prompt.

--- mdn-web-docs.md ---
# MDN Web Docs · sample content
source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/fetch

> Save exports MDN Web Docs pages — reference tables, code examples, compatibility data, and all — as pristine Markdown.

## What was captured
- Page title and short description
- Section headings preserved at the right depth
- Syntax blocks, examples, and parameter tables

FAQ — MDN Web Docs to Markdown

Are compatibility tables preserved?

Yes — browser support tables are rendered as Markdown tables, readable in Obsidian or any Markdown viewer.

Can I save MDN pages in languages other than English?

Yes. Save extracts from whichever locale of MDN you're viewing.

Also works on

Save supports 300+ sites with site-specific extraction rules. Here are a few close cousins of MDN Web Docs:

Stop copy-pasting from MDN Web Docs.

Save gives you clean Markdown in one click. Free for 3 saves a month, $5.99/mo for unlimited.