100% local · no upload
PDF to Markdown Converter
Convert PDF to clean Markdown right in your browser. Built for LLM, RAG, Obsidian and Notion workflows.
Drop your PDF here, or
click to browseSee it in action
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Upload a text-based PDF, or click "Try sample PDF" above to use our demo article.
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Review the Markdown in Preview or Source view, then copy or download the .md file.
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Paste into your editor, knowledge base, or LLM prompt — headings, lists and tables are preserved.
Getting Started with RAG
Retrieval augmented generation combines a language model with an external knowledge base.
Why Markdown
Markdown is compact and structured, which makes it the preferred input format for large language models.
Next Steps
Convert your source documents to Markdown, chunk them, and store the embeddings in a vector database.
Private by design
Everything happens in your browser. No uploads, no servers, no tracking of your documents.
Clean structure
Headings, lists, nested bullets and tables are preserved so the Markdown is ready to use.
Free & unlimited
No sign-up, no watermark, no daily limit for single-file conversions.
Who uses it
LLM & RAG builders
Turn source PDFs into clean, structured Markdown to chunk, embed and feed into ChatGPT, Claude or a vector database.
Note-takers
Move reports and papers into Obsidian or Notion with headings, lists and tables intact — no messy copy-paste.
Developers & writers
Drop PDFs straight into docs, READMEs and static sites as Markdown, with tables and images preserved.
How it compares
| Feature | This tool | CloudConvert | Pandoc | Copy & paste |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free & unlimited | Limited | |||
| No upload (private) | ||||
| Nothing to install | ||||
| Tables → Markdown | Partial | |||
| Keeps images | ||||
| OCR for scans | ||||
| Batch + ZIP | Manual | |||
| Live preview |
Frequently asked questions
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. Your PDF never leaves your device, which makes it safe for contracts, research and other private documents.
What does the converter preserve?
Headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered lists (including nesting) and tables. Running headers, footers and page numbers are stripped automatically.
Does it support scanned PDFs?
Yes. Text-based PDFs work here, and for scanned or image-only PDFs use our built-in OCR converter, which recognizes text right in your browser.
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