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Markdown Link Checker
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About this tool
About this tool
Markdown Link Checker scans a Markdown document for links by parsing inline and reference styles and reporting missing URLs or malformed syntax in your browser. It lists link positions for quick fixes.
Extract Markdown links and identify malformed or empty destinations. Use the full-width workspace to check content while reviewing headings, links, tables, code blocks, and document structure. The tool accepts Markdown and plain text, provides focused options, and creates Markdown, HTML, and plain text output that you can inspect, copy, download, or save as a local draft.
Built for daily work
- Use Markdown Link Checker for documentation, publishing, README files, newsletters, and content export.
- Inspect the supplied value for common problems and missing requirements before content is imported, published, committed, shared, or passed to another application.
- Check a small sample interactively before applying the same operation to a larger Markdown or document content workflow.
- Prepare cleaner Markdown, HTML, and plain text output for teammates, clients, documentation, testing, or downstream automation.
How to use this tool
How to use this tool
Configure the operation
Review the available processing controls. The selected controls determine how the Markdown Link Checker interprets the source and builds the result.
Run the tool
Start the Markdown Link Checker and review the result, visual preview, and technical report. Correct any reported issue and run the tool again when necessary.
Export or continue the workflow
Copy or download the Markdown, HTML, and plain text result, save a browser-local draft, or open a related tool for the next conversion, validation, or cleanup step.
Key features
Key features
Extract all Markdown links from the source
Parse the document and list every link in [text](url) format, showing the link text, destination URL, and line number where it appears.
Syntax validation for link format
Flag links with malformed URLs, missing closing parentheses, empty destinations, or broken bracket pairs that would fail to render as clickable links.
Duplicate URL detection
Identify URLs that appear more than once in the document, helping you find redundant links that could be consolidated.
Summary report with issue counts
The report totals the number of valid links, syntax errors, empty destinations, and duplicates so you can assess link quality at a glance.
Practical use cases
Practical use cases
- Use Markdown Link Checker for documentation, publishing, README files, newsletters, and content export.
- Inspect the supplied value for common problems and missing requirements before content is imported, published, committed, shared, or passed to another application.
- Check a small sample interactively before applying the same operation to a larger Markdown or document content workflow.
- Prepare cleaner Markdown, HTML, and plain text output for teammates, clients, documentation, testing, or downstream automation.
- Keep repeat work in one browser workspace and continue directly into related formatting, validation, comparison, or conversion tools.
Private by default
For local tools, input is processed in your browser and is not sent to application analytics.
Data processing noticeTechnical details
Technical details
Input formatsMarkdown and plain text
Output formatsMarkdown, HTML, and plain text
ProcessingLocal browser processing
Task controlsthe available processing controls
Maximum local file25 MB per supported file
Workspace featuresFocus mode, examples, copy, download, local drafts, and result reports
Limitations and important notes
Limitations and important notes
- Results are technical indicators and should be reviewed in the context of the real application.
- Large or deeply structured input depends on available browser memory and may process more slowly on mobile devices.
- The tool implements practical browser-based processing and may not reproduce every feature of specialist desktop software or every vendor-specific extension.
- Keep the original source and review generated output before production, security-sensitive, financial, legal, or safety-critical use.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Extract Markdown links and identify malformed or empty destinations. It is built to check content and present the result in a workspace that supports review, copying, downloading, and local drafts.
The current tool accepts Markdown and plain text. Use the upload control for supported files or paste content directly into the editor.
The standard operation runs locally in your browser. Input and file contents are not sent to site analytics or stored on the server.
You can copy or download the processed Markdown, HTML, and plain text result. Available output depends on the task and selected options.
Results are technical indicators and should be reviewed in the context of the real application. Always test important output in the application or workflow where it will be used.
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