defuddle
Extract clean Markdown from web pages
Defuddle is a Raycast extension that turns web pages into readable Markdown and keeps a lightweight local history so you can quickly revisit, copy, or export previous results.
Highlights
- Fast extraction from typed URLs, selected text, or clipboard URLs
- Dedicated recent history command for browsing and managing saved results
- Metadata toggle in detail view for a cleaner reading experience
- Broken image filtering and inline SVG cleanup to avoid noisy output
- One-click save to
~/Downloadsfor local Markdown files
Usage
- Run Get Markdown.
- Paste a URL in the search bar.
- Press Return to extract and open the Markdown detail view.
From extracted pages or recent history you can:
- View Markdown in Raycast
- Copy Markdown to the clipboard
- Save Markdown to
~/Downloads - Re-open the source URL
- Remove individual history items or clear history
Commands
| Command | Purpose | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Get Markdown | Extract Markdown from a URL and open the detail view | Quick one-off extraction from typed, selected, or clipboard URL |
| Recent Markdown | Browse and manage saved extraction history | Reopen old results, copy, save, or clean up history |
Keyboard Shortcuts (Core Actions)
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Extract and View Markdown | Cmd + E | Ctrl + E |
| Copy Markdown | Cmd + C | Ctrl + C |
| Save Markdown to Downloads | Cmd + S | Ctrl + S |
| Open Source in Browser | Cmd + O | Ctrl + O |
| Toggle Details Sidebar | Cmd + D | Ctrl + D |
| Remove from History | Cmd + Backspace | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Clear History | Cmd + Shift + Backspace | Ctrl + Shift + Backspace |
Roadmap
| Status | Item | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Planned | Add optional filename prompt before saving | Allow custom export names and destination |
| Planned | Add pinned/favorite history items | Keep important pages at the top |
| Planned | Add markdown post-processing presets | Examples: trim frontmatter, normalize heading levels |
| Planned | Add retry + fallback extraction profile | Improve reliability on heavy or script-heavy pages |
| Exploring | Add "open in editor" action | Directly open saved Markdown in preferred editor |
Development
npm install
npm run dev
Quality checks:
npm run lint
npm run build
