# Markdown to WhatsApp Message Formatter

Convert Markdown into a WhatsApp-friendly plain-text message with depapel. Paste
Markdown into the editor, switch to the WhatsApp preview, and copy the final
message into WhatsApp.

## How it works

1. Paste Markdown, upload a file, or load a GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket file
   URL.
2. Open the WhatsApp preview.
3. Review the live character count and any renderer notes.
4. Copy the result into WhatsApp.

## What depapel preserves

- Short sections, line breaks, bullets, and checklists.
- Readable code excerpts and isolated command lines.
- WhatsApp-friendly plain-text emphasis where pasted structure helps.
- Deterministic text downgrades when tables, images, or raw HTML appear.

## Important boundary

depapel formats the text and gives you a copy button. It does not send directly
to WhatsApp. The output is aimed at a clean pasted message, not full Markdown
rendering inside chat.

## Route-specific proof

The tracked `copy-route-launch-update` sample shows the exact plain-text
message depapel produces from one Markdown source before you paste into
WhatsApp.

- [Source Markdown](https://depapel.ginylil.com/proof/copy-route-launch-update.md)
- [WhatsApp text proof](https://depapel.ginylil.com/proof/copy-route-whatsapp.txt)

What this proof shows:

- The H1 becomes an all-caps opening label for chat readability.
- The checklist stays intact as WhatsApp-friendly plain text.
- The table downgrades into monospace text so it still reads in chat.

Renderer notes:

- Document-only depapel controls are removed before the WhatsApp copy is built.
- The table becomes monospace ASCII text because the WhatsApp surface is text-only.
- The image is reduced to alt text and a URL because WhatsApp copy is plain text.

## Markdown to WhatsApp questions

### How does depapel turn Markdown into a WhatsApp message?

depapel maps Markdown into WhatsApp-friendly plain text with preserved sections,
bullets, checklists, isolated code, live character counting, and deterministic
downgrades for tables, images, and raw HTML before you copy.

### Does depapel send directly to WhatsApp?

No. depapel formats the message and gives you a copy button. You paste the
final text into WhatsApp yourself.

### What survives in the WhatsApp copy?

Short sections, bullets, checklists, code blocks, links, and basic emphasis
survive as plain text with WhatsApp-friendly markers. The goal is readable chat
text, not a full Markdown render.

### What happens to tables, images, and raw HTML?

Tables are converted into monospace plain text, images are reduced to alt text
or URLs, and raw HTML is stripped because the WhatsApp copy surface is
text-only.

### Is there a character count?

Yes. depapel shows a live WhatsApp character count before you copy so you can
spot overly long messages and trim them before pasting.

## Related pages

- [Open the editor](https://depapel.ginylil.com/)
- [Markdown to PDF](https://depapel.ginylil.com/markdown-to-pdf)
- [Markdown to Email](https://depapel.ginylil.com/markdown-to-email)
- [Markdown to LinkedIn](https://depapel.ginylil.com/markdown-to-linkedin)
- [Markdown to Word](https://depapel.ginylil.com/markdown-to-word)
- [Markdown to DOCX](https://depapel.ginylil.com/markdown-to-docx)
- [FAQ](https://depapel.ginylil.com/faq)