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name: markdown-converter description: Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.

Markdown Converter

Convert files to Markdown using the markitdown CLI (vendored via Nix).

Basic Usage

Copy# Convert to stdout
markitdown input.pdf

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

# From stdin
cat input.pdf | 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

Copy-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

Copy# Convert Word document
markitdown report.docx -o report.md

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

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

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

# Use Azure Document Intelligence for better PDF extraction
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