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PDF to Markdown

Convert PDF documents into clean, structured Markdown text.

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Convert PDF to Markdown

Extract structured, readable Markdown from a PDF for docs, blogs and knowledge bases.

PDF to Markdown extracts the text of a PDF and outputs it in Markdown, preserving headings, bullet lists and paragraphs where the source structure allows. This is ideal when you want to import documentation into a Markdown-based system (Obsidian, Notion, static-site generators, GitHub wikis).

Markdown is a plain-text format, so images inside the PDF are referenced but not embedded — extract images separately using the PDF to JPG tool if needed.

How to use it

  1. 1Upload the PDF.
  2. 2Press Convert to Markdown.
  3. 3Copy the resulting .md file, or download it, and paste it into your documentation system.

Real-world use cases

  • Migrate a documentation PDF into a Docusaurus / MkDocs static site.
  • Bring an old handbook into Notion or Obsidian for editing.
  • Extract text into a plain-text format for accessibility.
  • Feed cleaner text into an AI prompt than raw PDF content.

Supported formats & limits

Input: PDF with a text layer. Scanned PDFs need OCR first. Output: .md file.

Privacy

Your uploaded file is written to a temporary folder on our server, processed, and deleted by the operating system as soon as the request finishes — typically within seconds. Nothing is stored in our database. Traffic is encrypted over HTTPS.

Full details in the Privacy Policy.

Frequently asked questions

Are images included in the Markdown?▾

No — Markdown doesn't embed images inline. Use PDF to JPG to extract images separately, then reference them in your Markdown by filename.

How well are tables preserved?▾

Simple tables convert reasonably. Complex tables often collapse to plain text.

Does it preserve headings?▾

The tool detects headings by font size / style when possible. Some documents don't use consistent heading styles and end up as plain paragraphs.

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