markdown2boring

convert markdown to plaintext for all your boring channels.

imessage, sms, plain-text email, push notifs — none of them render markdown. so when your ai agent spits out **bold** and | pipe | tables |, your users see noise. this fixes that.

install

npm install markdown2boring          # library
npm install -g markdown2boring       # cli

use (cli)

pbpaste | markdown2boring | pbcopy   # round-trip via clipboard
markdown2boring notes.md             # from a file
echo "**bold**" | markdown2boring    # one-shot

run with no args on a tty to see the help text.

use (library)

import { markdownToBoring } from "markdown2boring";

markdownToBoring(`
# status report

there are **three** issues:

1. slow queries
2. missing index
3. aggressive cache eviction

| metric | before | after |
| --- | --- | --- |
| p50 | 120ms | 45ms |
| p99 | 800ms | 210ms |

see the [full report](https://example.com/report).
`);

you get:

STATUS REPORT

there are three issues:

1. slow queries
2. missing index
3. aggressive cache eviction

metric: p50
before: 120ms
after: 45ms

metric: p99
before: 800ms
after: 210ms

see the full report (https://example.com/report).

what it does

• headings → SHOUTED
• **bold**, *italic*, ~~strike~~ → bare text
• `code` and code blocks → no backticks, blocks get a 2-space indent
• [text](url) → text (url)
• ![alt](src) → [image: alt]
• lists stay as lists (- or 1.)
• blockquotes keep >
• tables flatten to key: value blocks, one per row

license

mit