Markdown Converter

# Markdown Converter

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

Basic Usage

```bash # 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

```bash -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

```bash # 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