jakejubo
## Introduction MarkItDown is a powerful Chrome extension that transforms web pages into well-formatted markdown documents with AI-powered summaries. It's designed for researchers, writers, developers, and anyone who needs to save, organize, and summarize web content efficiently. Especially useful for those who use Obsidian as their note-taking app. The extension leverages advanced AI capabilities through either OpenAI's API or local Ollama models to generate comprehensive summaries of web content, making it perfect for research, content curation, and knowledge management. ## Features - **Web Page to Markdown Conversion**: Instantly convert any web page to clean, well-formatted markdown - **AI-Powered Summaries**: Generate intelligent summaries using: - OpenAI API (GPT models) - Ollama API (local models) - **Customizable Summary Prompts**: Choose from preset templates or create your own: - Academic Paper - News Article - Technical Documentation - Blog Post - **Flexible Configuration**: - Custom OpenAI API base URL support - Model selection for both OpenAI and Ollama - Detailed error handling with helpful troubleshooting messages - **User-Friendly Interface**: - Clean, modern UI design - Simple one-click conversion process - Progress indicators during conversion and summary generation - **Privacy-Focused**: - Local processing of HTML-to-markdown conversion - Option to use local Ollama models instead of cloud APIs - Secure storage of API keys
