How to convert Jira markup to Markdown
Move Jira-formatted tickets and comments into clean Markdown — for migrating to a new tool, archiving issues as docs, or reusing content outside Jira.
Content trapped in Jira's wiki markup is awkward everywhere else. Jira to Markdown converts Jira-formatted text into standard Markdown so you can take it anywhere — a new project tool, a documentation site, or a plain text archive.
What converts
The tool maps Jira's markup back to its Markdown equivalent:
h1.h2.h3.→#,##,###*bold*→**bold**and_italic_→*italic*{code}blocks → fenced code blocks[text|url]→[text](url)- Bulleted and numbered lists → Markdown lists
The result is clean Markdown that renders correctly on GitHub, in static sites, and in any Markdown editor.
Where it helps
- Migrating off Jira — export issue descriptions and comments, convert to Markdown, import into the next tool.
- Archiving tickets as docs — turn a resolved epic into a readable Markdown record.
- Reusing content — lifting a well-written Jira description into your documentation.
The reverse direction
Still living in Jira but prefer to author in Markdown? Markdown to Jira converts the other way, so you can draft in Markdown and paste Jira-ready markup into tickets.
Privacy
Everything converts in your browser — ticket content, internal notes, and comments stay local, which matters when issues reference customers or systems.
A quick check
Jira markup varies a little by version and by macro usage. After converting, skim for any custom macros ({panel}, {color}, attachments) that have no Markdown equivalent — those come through as plain text and may need a manual touch.
Free your tickets from Jira's markup and keep them in a format that works everywhere.