diff --git a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
index 176725b91..163ecad9b 100644
--- a/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
+++ b/client/pages/item/_id/index.vue
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
           </div>
 
           <div class="my-4 max-w-2xl">
-            <p class="text-base text-gray-100 whitespace-pre-line">{{ description }}</p>
+            <div class="text-base text-gray-100 default-style" v-html="description" />
           </div>
 
           <div v-if="invalidAudioFiles.length" class="bg-error border-red-800 shadow-md p-4">
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import { marked } from '@/static/libs/marked/index.js'
+
 export default {
   async asyncData({ store, params, app, redirect, route }) {
     if (!store.state.user.user) {
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ export default {
       return this.media.audioFile
     },
     description() {
-      return this.mediaMetadata.description || ''
+      return marked(this.mediaMetadata.description || '')
     },
     userMediaProgress() {
       if (this.isMusic) return null
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9870d246d..172d4c112 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "sequelize": "^6.32.1",
         "socket.io": "^4.5.4",
         "sqlite3": "^5.1.6",
+        "turndown": "^7.1.2",
         "xml2js": "^0.5.0"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -641,6 +642,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domhandler?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/domino": {
+      "version": "2.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domino/-/domino-2.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3VdM/SXBZX2omc9JF9nOPCtDaYQ67BGp5CoLpIQlO2KCAPETs8TcDHacF26jXadGbvUteZzRTeos2fhID5+ucQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/domutils": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2517,6 +2523,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw=="
     },
+    "node_modules/turndown": {
+      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/turndown/-/turndown-7.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ntI9R7fcUKjqBP6QU8rBK2Ehyt8LAzt3UBT9JR9tgo6GtuKvyUzpayWmeMKJw1DPdXzktvtIT8m2mVXz+bL/Qg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "domino": "^2.1.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/type-is": {
       "version": "1.6.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz",
@@ -3167,6 +3181,11 @@
         "domelementtype": "^2.3.0"
       }
     },
+    "domino": {
+      "version": "2.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domino/-/domino-2.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3VdM/SXBZX2omc9JF9nOPCtDaYQ67BGp5CoLpIQlO2KCAPETs8TcDHacF26jXadGbvUteZzRTeos2fhID5+ucQ=="
+    },
     "domutils": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -4539,6 +4558,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw=="
     },
+    "turndown": {
+      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/turndown/-/turndown-7.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ntI9R7fcUKjqBP6QU8rBK2Ehyt8LAzt3UBT9JR9tgo6GtuKvyUzpayWmeMKJw1DPdXzktvtIT8m2mVXz+bL/Qg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "domino": "^2.1.6"
+      }
+    },
     "type-is": {
       "version": "1.6.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz",
@@ -4672,4 +4699,4 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A=="
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88f02c2c0..2f0fee45d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "sequelize": "^6.32.1",
     "socket.io": "^4.5.4",
     "sqlite3": "^5.1.6",
+    "turndown": "^7.1.2",
     "xml2js": "^0.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/server/providers/Audible.js b/server/providers/Audible.js
index 31719eef1..aa7da9074 100644
--- a/server/providers/Audible.js
+++ b/server/providers/Audible.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const axios = require('axios')
-const htmlSanitizer = require('../utils/htmlSanitizer')
+const TurndownService = require('turndown')
+var turndownService = new TurndownService()
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 
 class Audible {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class Audible {
             narrator: narrators ? narrators.map(({ name }) => name).join(', ') : null,
             publisher: publisherName,
             publishedYear: releaseDate ? releaseDate.split('-')[0] : null,
-            description: summary ? htmlSanitizer.stripAllTags(summary) : null,
+            description: summary ? turndownService.turndown(summary) : null,
             cover: image,
             asin,
             genres: genresFiltered.length ? genresFiltered : null,
diff --git a/server/providers/iTunes.js b/server/providers/iTunes.js
index 39f36ab29..0fe26ff57 100644
--- a/server/providers/iTunes.js
+++ b/server/providers/iTunes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 const axios = require('axios')
 const Logger = require('../Logger')
 const htmlSanitizer = require('../utils/htmlSanitizer')
+const TurndownService = require('turndown')
+var turndownService = new TurndownService()
 
 class iTunes {
   constructor() { }
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class iTunes {
       artistId: data.artistId,
       title: data.collectionName,
       author,
-      description: htmlSanitizer.stripAllTags(data.description || ''),
+      description: turndownService.turndown(data.description || ''),
       publishedYear: data.releaseDate ? data.releaseDate.split('-')[0] : null,
       genres: data.primaryGenreName ? [data.primaryGenreName] : null,
       cover: this.getCoverArtwork(data)
diff --git a/server/utils/parsers/parseOpfMetadata.js b/server/utils/parsers/parseOpfMetadata.js
index d5fb4651c..3841ebbaf 100644
--- a/server/utils/parsers/parseOpfMetadata.js
+++ b/server/utils/parsers/parseOpfMetadata.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { xmlToJSON } = require('../index')
-const htmlSanitizer = require('../htmlSanitizer')
+const TurndownService = require('turndown')
+var turndownService = new TurndownService()
 
 function parseCreators(metadata) {
   if (!metadata['dc:creator']) return null
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ function fetchDescription(metadata) {
   // check if description is HTML or plain text. only plain text allowed
   // calibre stores < and > as &lt; and &gt;
   description = description.replace(/&lt;/g, '<').replace(/&gt;/g, '>')
-  return htmlSanitizer.stripAllTags(description)
+  return turndownService.turndown(description)
 }
 
 function fetchGenres(metadata) {