diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index cd4b67b31..a632e26a8 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -2748,6 +2748,7 @@ export type SearchItem = {
   directionality?: Maybe<DirectionalityType>;
   feedContent?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   folder: Scalars['String'];
+  format?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
   highlights?: Maybe<Array<Highlight>>;
   id: Scalars['ID'];
   image?: Maybe<Scalars['String']>;
@@ -6617,6 +6618,7 @@ export type SearchItemResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extend
   directionality?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['DirectionalityType']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   feedContent?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   folder?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['String'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  format?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   highlights?: Resolver<Maybe<Array<ResolversTypes['Highlight']>>, ParentType, ContextType>;
   id?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['ID'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   image?: Resolver<Maybe<ResolversTypes['String']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index e48fe3cff..815fc9502 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -2102,6 +2102,7 @@ type SearchItem {
   directionality: DirectionalityType
   feedContent: String
   folder: String!
+  format: String
   highlights: [Highlight!]
   id: ID!
   image: String
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index a5c80caa8..942bae7be 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import {
   setFileUploadComplete,
 } from '../../services/upload_file'
 import { traceAs } from '../../tracing'
+import { Merge } from '../../util'
 import { analytics } from '../../utils/analytics'
 import { isSiteBlockedForParse } from '../../utils/blocked'
 import { enqueueBulkAction } from '../../utils/createTask'
@@ -697,39 +698,9 @@ export const searchResolver = authorized<
     libraryItems.pop()
   }
 
-  // const edges = await Promise.all(
-  //   libraryItems.map(async (libraryItem) => {
-  //     libraryItem.highlights = await findHighlightsByLibraryItemId(
-  //       libraryItem.id,
-  //       uid
-  //     )
-
-  //     if (params.includeContent && libraryItem.readableContent) {
-  //       // convert html to the requested format
-  //       const format = params.format || ArticleFormat.Html
-  //       try {
-  //         const converter = contentConverter(format)
-  //         if (converter) {
-  //           libraryItem.readableContent = converter(
-  //             libraryItem.readableContent,
-  //             libraryItem.highlights
-  //           )
-  //         }
-  //       } catch (error) {
-  //         log.error('Error converting content', error)
-  //       }
-  //     }
-
-  //     return {
-  //       node: libraryItemToSearchItem(libraryItem),
-  //       cursor: endCursor,
-  //     }
-  //   })
-  // )
-
   return {
     edges: libraryItems.map((item) => ({
-      node: libraryItemToSearchItem(item),
+      node: libraryItemToSearchItem(item, params.format as ArticleFormat),
       cursor: endCursor,
     })),
     pageInfo: {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index e6b997332..30cae9cc3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types */
 import { createHmac } from 'crypto'
+import { Highlight as HighlightEntity } from '../entity/highlight'
 import {
   EXISTING_NEWSLETTER_FOLDER,
   NewsletterEmail,
@@ -34,11 +35,16 @@ import {
   wordsCount,
 } from '../utils/helpers'
 import { createImageProxyUrl } from '../utils/imageproxy'
+import { contentConverter } from '../utils/parser'
 import {
   generateDownloadSignedUrl,
   generateUploadFilePathName,
 } from '../utils/uploads'
-import { emptyTrashResolver, fetchContentResolver } from './article'
+import {
+  ArticleFormat,
+  emptyTrashResolver,
+  fetchContentResolver,
+} from './article'
 import {
   addDiscoverFeedResolver,
   deleteDiscoverArticleResolver,
@@ -568,6 +574,42 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
       return []
     },
     ...readingProgressHandlers,
+    async content(
+      item: {
+        id: string
+        content?: string
+        highlightAnnotations?: string[]
+        format?: ArticleFormat
+      },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      // convert html to the requested format if requested
+      if (item.format && item.content) {
+        let highlights: HighlightEntity[] = []
+        // load highlights if needed
+        if (
+          item.format === 'highlightedMarkdown' &&
+          item.highlightAnnotations?.length
+        ) {
+          highlights = await ctx.dataLoaders.highlights.load(item.id)
+        }
+
+        try {
+          ctx.log.info(`Converting content to: ${item.format}`)
+
+          // convert html to the requested format
+          const converter = contentConverter(item.format)
+          if (converter) {
+            return converter(item.content, highlights)
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          ctx.log.error('Error converting content', error)
+        }
+      }
+
+      return item.content
+    },
   },
   Subscription: {
     newsletterEmail(subscription: Subscription) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index acae6f520..8d112d509 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -1657,6 +1657,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     folder: String!
     aiSummary: String
     directionality: DirectionalityType
+    format: String
   }
 
   type SearchItemEdge {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
index 785e5d5ef..85abc5467 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   SearchItem,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { createPubSubClient } from '../pubsub'
+import { ArticleFormat } from '../resolvers'
 import { validateUrl } from '../services/create_page_save_request'
 import { updateLibraryItem } from '../services/library_item'
 import { Merge } from '../util'
@@ -230,7 +231,10 @@ export const libraryItemToArticle = (item: LibraryItem): Article => ({
   directionality: item.directionality as unknown as DirectionalityType,
 })
 
-export const libraryItemToSearchItem = (item: LibraryItem): SearchItem => ({
+export const libraryItemToSearchItem = (
+  item: LibraryItem,
+  format?: ArticleFormat
+): SearchItem => ({
   ...item,
   url: item.originalUrl,
   state: item.state as unknown as ArticleSavingRequestStatus,
@@ -247,6 +251,7 @@ export const libraryItemToSearchItem = (item: LibraryItem): SearchItem => ({
   highlights: item.highlights?.map(highlightDataToHighlight),
   wordsCount: item.wordCount,
   directionality: item.directionality as unknown as DirectionalityType,
+  format,
 })
 
 export const isParsingTimeout = (libraryItem: LibraryItem): boolean => {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/parser.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/parser.ts
index 3122a72bd..e76a8ed15 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/parser.ts
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ export const contentConverter = (
       return htmlToMarkdown
     case ArticleFormat.HighlightedMarkdown:
       return htmlToHighlightedMarkdown
-    case ArticleFormat.Html:
     default:
       return undefined
   }