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Unlocked PDFs with selectable text. The download is a .md file. Pictures and tables are left out. Conversion stays in this browser.

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Convert a PDF file to Markdown

Convert a PDF file to Markdown in your browser. No signup, page text is kept, and the file stays on your device.

What is a PDF to Markdown converter?

This page reads the text layer of an unlocked PDF and writes a Markdown file. Each page with text is a section. Pictures, tables, and the original layout are left out.

PDF to Markdown converter features

Save a PDF text layer as a Markdown file.

  • PDF to Markdown

    Upload a PDF and download a .md file.

  • Page sections

    Each page with text is a Markdown heading and paragraphs.

  • Text layer only

    Selectable text is kept. Pictures and tables are left out.

  • Browser-side conversion

    The PDF stays on your device. No account is required.

How to convert a PDF to Markdown

Three steps from a PDF to a .md file.

  1. Add the PDF

    Drop an unlocked PDF with selectable text.

  2. Convert to Markdown

    Click Convert to Markdown. Each page becomes a section.

  3. Download the Markdown

    Save the .md file.

Tips for converting PDF to Markdown

What this converter keeps from the PDF.
  • 01

    Use a text PDF

    The page needs selectable text. A scanned image of a page has nothing to read.

  • 02

    Unlock the file first

    An encrypted PDF is rejected. Remove the password, then convert.

  • 03

    Expect paragraphs, not a replica

    Columns, tables, and pictures are not rebuilt in the Markdown.

Good uses for PDF to Markdown

When you need the PDF text as a .md file.

  1. Make a Markdown file: Turn a PDF into .md for notes or a repository.

  2. Keep the page text: Selectable text is written as paragraphs under each page heading.

  3. Stay local: The conversion runs in the browser.

Why convert PDF to Markdown here

A local conversion from PDF text to Markdown.

  • No signup

    Convert a PDF without an account.

  • Stays on your device

    Reading runs in the browser.

  • A .md file

    The download is Markdown.

Technical details

How this PDF to Markdown conversion works.
Input
An unlocked PDF up to 20 MB. The first 200 pages are read.
Output
A .md file. Each page with text is a Markdown section of paragraphs.
What is left out
Pictures, tables, and the original layout are not copied. A scan with no text layer is rejected.
Where it runs
The PDF is read in the browser. The file is not uploaded for conversion.

Sources & References

References for the PDF this converter reads and the Markdown file it writes.
  • “PDF is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.”
    — Wikipedia — PDF

    PDF — Portable Document Format: This tool reads the text layer of that PDF. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF

  • “Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor.”
    — Wikipedia — Markdown

    Markdown: The download is a .md file in that format. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown

Frequently Asked Questions

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