Markdown Cleanup
cge49 downloadsStrip bold markers, remove non-breaking spaces, merge single-sentence paragraphs, fix colon spacing, and break lines at sentence boundaries. Tuned for Korean text.
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Clean up Markdown pasted from chat assistants, web pages, or other editors with a single command. The rules are tuned for Korean prose, but the bold, nbsp, and paragraph transforms work for any language.
한국어 요약: AI 답변이나 웹에서 붙여 넣은 마크다운의 볼드(**), , 문장마다 끊긴 단락, 쌍점 띄어쓰기를 커맨드 하나로 정리합니다.
Commands
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| Strip bold | Removes ** and __bold__ markers outside code and math. |
| Remove non-breaking spaces | Deletes lines that contain only and turns inline / U+00A0 into regular spaces. |
| Merge single-sentence paragraphs | Joins runs of one-sentence paragraphs separated by blank lines into one paragraph. Headings, lists, tables, quotes, and code are left alone. |
| Fix colon spacing | Rewrites 제목 : 값 as 제목: 값 (no space before, one space after), following the Korean punctuation rules (2014). Skips code, links, URLs, brackets, front matter, times such as 10:30, and file.ts:12. |
| Break lines at sentence boundaries | Rewraps plain paragraphs and quotes so every line ends at a sentence boundary, packing sentences up to 170 columns (CJK characters count as 2). |
| Clean up all, then format with Prettier | Runs every transform above, then runs the Prettier plugin's "Format content" command. |
Every command runs on the active note and reports what changed in a notice. If nothing changed, the notice explains why (for example, how much of the note is inside protected code blocks, or the line of an unclosed code fence).
What is never touched
- Fenced code blocks and inline code
- Math (
$…$,$$…$$) - YAML front matter (paragraph merging, colon spacing, line breaking)
Prettier integration (optional)
The last command calls the Prettier community plugin if it is installed and enabled. Without it, the cleanup still runs and a notice tells you Prettier was not found.
If you use the line-breaking transform together with Prettier, leave Prettier's proseWrap at its default (preserve). Both always and never rewrap the lines again.
Installation
Install from Settings → Community plugins → Browse and search for "Markdown Cleanup".
Manual install: download main.js and manifest.json from the latest release into <vault>/.obsidian/plugins/md-cleanup/, then enable the plugin.