microsoft/markitdown

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

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What it does

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

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What the README covers

MarkItDown
Why Markdown?
Prerequisites
Installation
Usage
Command-Line
Optional Dependencies
Plugins
Azure Content Understanding
Azure Document Intelligence
Python API
Docker

Getting started

Excerpt from the README · Checked 15 Oct 2026

bash

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

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Global Rank · 2 Observed Snapshots · Lower Is Better · Gaps Indicate Missing Ranks

From #37 to #36 across 2 snapshots since 15 Oct 2026.

What people build with it

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Convert PDFs and Office files to Markdown for an LLM

Run MarkItDown on PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files to get structure-preserving Markdown an LLM can read cheaply.

MarkItDown

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