Most tools that turn a web page into Markdown or plain text work by walking the page's HTML from top to bottom, tag by tag. That approach is simple, but it treats every element as if it carries the same weight and it often keeps things a reader never actually sees.
We take a different path. Instead of reading the raw HTML, we build an accessibility tree — the same structured view of a page that browsers hand to screen readers and other assistive technology. We then convert that tree into text. The result reflects how a page is experienced, not just how it happens to be coded.
This approach follows the same principles behind ARIA, the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) — well-established standards for presenting content clearly to everyone.
- It mirrors real experience. Text output lines up with what a person using a screen reader would encounter, so the reading order and emphasis make sense.
- It focuses on content, not decoration. Menus, spacer elements, and purely visual flourishes are recognized for what they are and set aside.
- It understands meaning, not just markup. A heading is treated as a heading and a list as a list, even when a site uses unusual HTML to build them.
- It keeps up with modern sites. Custom web components and design systems are supported as long as they are correctly labeled for accessibility.