Install Xberg html-to-markdown on Ubuntu 26.04

Xberg html-to-markdown is a command-line utility that converts HTML documents into Markdown. It accepts HTML from files or standard input, preserves document structure where possible, and produces Markdown that can be used for documentation, blogging, or further processing. This tutorial shows how to install Xberg html-to-markdown on Ubuntu 26.04.

Install Xberg html-to-markdown

Download the latest release from the project GitHub repository and extract the executable into a directory that is included in the system PATH:

curl -sSL https://github.com/xberg-io/html-to-markdown/releases/latest/download/cli-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz \
  | sudo tar xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin --wildcards '*/html-to-markdown'

After the installation completes, verify that the html-to-markdown is available by displaying its version:

html-to-markdown --version

Testing Xberg html-to-markdown

To confirm that the utility is working correctly, pipe a simple HTML document into the converter:

echo '<h1>Title</h1><p>Hello <strong>world</strong></p>' | html-to-markdown

Expected output:

# Title

Hello **world**

Uninstall Xberg html-to-markdown

If the html-to-markdown is no longer needed, delete the installed binary from the system:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/html-to-markdown