Markdown Converter

Markdown Converter

Convert files to Markdown using uvx markitdown — no installation required.

Basic Usage

Convert to stdout
uvx markitdown input.pdf

Save to file
uvx markitdown input.pdf -o output.md
uvx markitdown input.docx > output.md

From stdin
cat input.pdf | uvx markitdown

Supported Formats

• -Documents: PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls)
• -Web/Data: HTML, CSV, JSON, XML
• -Media: Images (EXIF + OCR), Audio (EXIF + transcription)
• -Other: ZIP (iterates contents), YouTube URLs, EPub

Options

-o OUTPUT      # Output file
-x EXTENSION   # Hint file extension (for stdin)
-m MIME_TYPE   # Hint MIME type
-c CHARSET     # Hint charset (e.g., UTF-8)
-d             # Use Azure Document Intelligence
-e ENDPOINT    # Document Intelligence endpoint
--use-plugins  # Enable 3rd-party plugins
--list-plugins # Show installed plugins

Examples

Convert Word document
uvx markitdown report.docx -o report.md

Convert Excel spreadsheet
uvx markitdown data.xlsx > data.md

Convert PowerPoint presentation
uvx markitdown slides.pptx -o slides.md

Convert with file type hint (for stdin)
cat document | uvx markitdown -x .pdf > output.md

Use Azure Document Intelligence for better PDF extraction
uvx markitdown scan.pdf -d -e "https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com/"

Notes

• -Output preserves document structure: headings, tables, lists, links
• -First run caches dependencies; subsequent runs are faster
• -For complex PDFs with poor extraction, use -d with Azure Document Intelligence