From idea to shipping in 14 days: My journey building a Markdown tool

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

Hello DEV community!
I’m excited to finally share a project that has been living in the back of my mind for a very long time.

Three days ago I launched MD‑To.com, a free online Markdown converter. The story actually starts about two weeks ago when I decided to stop procrastinating and just build the thing. To speed up the process I used Cursor paired with Claude Opus 4.5, compressing what felt like a month’s worth of work into a fortnight. I registered the domain and pushed the site live three days ago.

After the launch I wasn’t 100 % happy with the result, so over the last 72 hours I completely redesigned the UI and overhauled the copywriting to make the experience smoother and more professional.

The goal was simple: a converter that respects your privacy (no server uploads) and covers all the edge cases developers need.

Features

• Privacy First – Everything happens locally in your browser; your files never hit my server.
• Markdown to “Anything” – Convert MD to Word (.docx), PDF, HTML, LaTeX, and even Confluence Wiki syntax.
• Reverse Conversion – Turn HTML or Word docs back into clean Markdown.
• Data Tools – Convert CSV or JSON directly into Markdown tables (and vice versa).
• Editor – Built‑in editor with real‑time preview.
• 100 % Free – No login, no watermarks, no limits.

How to Help

Since I just finished the redesign, I’m looking for honest feedback from other developers.

• Is the UI intuitive?
• Are there any file formats you wish it supported?
• Did you find any bugs in the conversion logic?

Please give it a try at and let me know what you think in the comments. I’m ready to fix bugs and add features based on your suggestions!

Thanks for reading!