PDF to Markdown converter
This PDF to Markdown converter works out headings and lists from text size and position. Simple documents come out well; tables need a second look.
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Accepted: .pdf. Up to 300 MB per file.
Your files stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.
How to convert PDF to Markdown
- Add your PDF.
- Leave Pages empty for the whole file, or pick the pages you need.
- Press Start, then open the .md file in your editor.
What this PDF to Markdown converter recognises
PDFs don't record what's a heading. So the tool looks at the page instead: bigger text becomes a heading, lines starting with a bullet or a number become list items, and lines that belong together are joined into paragraphs.
Where the result needs a second look
Simple reports and articles come out well. Tables turn into plain text, multi-column pages can get mixed up, and images aren't included. Headers and footers repeated on each page will appear too. Plan on a quick edit before you publish it.
Formats and limits
It works on PDFs with real text, up to 300 MB. Scans need OCR, which we don't offer yet. The output is plain .md, so it opens in Obsidian, VS Code, GitHub or any text editor.
Questions people ask
Does it convert tables to Markdown tables?
Not yet. Table text comes through as plain lines.
Is the Markdown safe to paste into GitHub?
Yes. It's standard headings, lists and paragraphs.
Can I go the other way, Markdown to PDF?
Yes. Use our Markdown to PDF tool.