AI Markdown Viewer for ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini
Paste an AI answer full of #, **, and \( \) symbols and read it formatted — tables, code, and math included. Private: nothing leaves your browser.
How to read AI output as formatted Markdown
AI assistants often reply in Markdown. Where that text isn’t rendered — a note app, a plain-text field, a pasted email — you see the raw symbols. This viewer turns them into formatting.
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Paste or open
Paste the AI answer into the left pane, or drop in a .md file exported from an assistant. The sample above is a typical answer.
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Read it formatted
Headings, tables, code, lists, and math appear on the right as you paste. Use Read for a full-width view.
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Use it elsewhere
Choose Export → Copy Rich Text to paste into Docs, Word, or email — or download the .md, HTML, or PDF.
AI Markdown looks broken? Common causes
Paste the answer above first. If it looks right here, the problem is where you pasted it.
You see # and ** symbols
The app or document you pasted into doesn't render Markdown, so the formatting characters show as text. Paste the answer here to read it formatted, then copy rich text to move it elsewhere.
Equations show as \( ... \) or \[ ... \]
These are LaTeX delimiters. OpenAI's prompting guide recommends \( \) for inline and \[ \] for block math, and Google notes copied Gemini responses include unrendered LaTeX. This viewer renders \( \), \[ \], $ and $$ — many Markdown renderers only accept the dollar forms.
Lists or tables look wrong in another tool
Strict CommonMark renderers can be fussier than chat apps. Paste the text here to confirm it's valid, then fix spacing or table pipes in the editor.
Code blocks lose their colors or boxes
Code fences (three backticks) only turn into code blocks in tools that render Markdown. Here, fenced code is highlighted and has a copy button.
Getting Markdown out of each assistant
None of these vendors documents a “copy as Markdown” button for ordinary replies, so we don’t promise what a Copy button produces. These are the export routes their help pages do describe (checked October 11, 2026).
| Assistant | Documented route | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Settings → Data controls → Export data → Export, then confirm. OpenAI emails a download link. | This exports your whole history, not one reply. OpenAI documents that canvas could export to Markdown (.md), but its release notes say canvas is no longer offered with some current models, so it may not be available to you. |
| Claude | For documents Claude creates as artifacts: click Export and choose Word, PDF, Markdown, or Google Docs. | To export everything: Settings → Privacy → Export data (web and desktop only). Anthropic's help article doesn't state the export's file format. |
| Gemini | Below a response: Share & export → Export to Docs. You can also ask Gemini to create a file in your prompt; Markdown is among its supported formats. | Google notes that copying a response that contains LaTeX includes the unrendered LaTeX code. |
| Microsoft Copilot | Share a response as a link via More options (…) → Share response. | Microsoft documents a CSV export of your activity history, but no per-conversation Markdown export. |
| Perplexity | Use the Export button on an answer; Perplexity's help center lists PDF, Markdown, and DOCX. | We could not confirm the exact click path from Perplexity's own pages. |
New to the format? Read what Markdown is. Want to open an exported .md file on your device? See how to open an .md file.
Keep your conversations private
Nothing is uploaded
Parsing and rendering happen in your browser tab. Your text never reaches our servers.
Autosaved locally
Your draft is kept in this browser only, so you can come back to it — and clear it any time by clearing site data.
Share only if you choose
A share link stores the document in the link itself. Don't share answers that contain private information.
Frequently asked questions
How do I read ChatGPT output as formatted Markdown?
Why does an AI answer show asterisks and hash symbols?
Which Markdown does ChatGPT use?
How do I copy an AI answer into Word or Google Docs with formatting?
How do I open a .md file from Claude or another assistant?
Does it render LaTeX math from AI answers?
Does it work with Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, and DeepSeek?
Is my conversation private?
Sources
- OpenAI Help — How do I export my ChatGPT history and data?
- OpenAI Help — What is the canvas feature in ChatGPT?
- OpenAI Help — ChatGPT release notes
- OpenAI — GPT-5 prompting guide (cookbook) — recommends \( \) and \[ \] for math
- Claude Help — What are artifacts and how do I use them?
- Claude Help — Export your Claude data
- Gemini Apps Help — Share and export
- Gemini Apps Help — Create and download files
- Gemini Apps Help — Copying responses with LaTeX
- Microsoft Support — Share conversations and responses in Copilot
- Microsoft Support — Manage your Copilot activity history
- Perplexity Help Center — What is a thread? — lists the Export button formats
Some OpenAI and Perplexity help pages blocked automated access, so details taken from them are marked as “documented” only where their help text said so. Spot something out of date? Email hello@markdownpreview.net.
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