DownMark 1.9.1: Link Preservation Toggle and Hyperlink Fix
DownMark 1.9.1 is now available on the App Store. This release fixes a significant issue where all hyperlinks were silently stripped from extracted content, and adds a dedicated settings toggle so you can choose whether to keep or remove links in your Markdown output.
The Problem
A user reported that after updating to a recent version, the Markdown files they saved no longer contained any hyperlinks — every single link was removed from the output.
After investigating, we found that a change to the extraction engine had inadvertently caused all <a> tags to be stripped during content processing. This wasn’t limited to a specific type of link — article references, source citations, navigation links, and inline URLs were all affected.
For anyone using DownMark to save research materials or reference articles, this meant losing the very connections that make web content valuable. A saved article without its source links is significantly less useful for later research.
The Fix
The root cause was straightforward: a default setting in the new extraction pipeline was too aggressive, removing all hyperlinks rather than preserving them as Markdown-formatted links [text](url).
The fix ensures that hyperlinks in extracted articles are preserved by default — matching the behavior that most users expect from a web clipper.
Before (broken):
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After (fixed):
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New Settings Toggle: Link Preservation
Beyond fixing the bug, we heard from users who actually prefer to strip links from their Markdown output — for example, when saving clean reading copies of articles or preparing simplified text.
So we added a dedicated “Preserve Links” toggle in DownMark’s settings page:
- ON (default): Hyperlinks are preserved as
[text](url)in Markdown output - OFF: Hyperlinks are stripped, keeping only the visible link text
This gives you full control. Want references with source links? Keep it ON. Need a clean, link-free version for distraction-free reading? Turn it OFF. No more surprises either way.
The settings page is accessible from the extension’s popup menu, and the preference syncs across Safari and Chrome on the same Mac.
How to Update
DownMark 1.9.1 is available now on the Mac App Store. Chrome users will receive the update automatically from the Chrome Web Store.
Release Notes
DownMark 1.9.1
- Hyperlink Fix: Fixed an issue where all hyperlinks were stripped during article extraction
- Link Preservation Toggle: Added a settings page toggle to enable/disable link preservation, giving users full control over link behavior in output
- Cross-Browser Sync: Preference syncs across Safari and Chrome extensions
Thanks to everyone who reported this issue — your feedback makes DownMark better with every release. If you run into any other problems or have feature suggestions, let us know.
Notes
Meta Description: DownMark 1.9.1 fixes a critical bug where all hyperlinks were silently stripped during article extraction, and introduces a new settings toggle for link preservation — giving users full control over whether links are kept or removed in Markdown output.
Keywords: DownMark, link preservation, hyperlink fix, Markdown links, settings toggle, Safari extension, Chrome extension, article extraction, web clipper