PDF to Markdown

Step-by-step guide

How to Convert PDF to Markdown

Turn any text-based PDF into clean Markdown in your browser — free, private, and ready in seconds. Use the converter below and follow the steps.

100% private — files never leave your browser

Drop your PDF here, or

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Full document 100% local Max 50MB
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See it in action

  1. 01

    Upload a text-based PDF, or click "Try sample PDF" above to use our demo article.

  2. 02

    Review the Markdown in Preview or Source view, then copy or download the .md file.

  3. 03

    Paste into your editor, knowledge base, or LLM prompt — headings, lists and tables are preserved.

output.md What you get

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.

More use cases

Obsidian import

Vault-ready notes with frontmatter

ChatGPT & RAG

Compact Markdown with chunk markers

Notion import

Paste-ready Markdown for Notion pages

Python & automation

Markdown for notebooks and scripts

Table extraction

GFM tables only, no extra prose

1. Upload your PDF

Drag and drop a text-based PDF onto the converter above, or click to browse. Files up to 50 MB are supported. Try the sample PDF if you want to see the output first.

2. Review the Markdown

Switch between Preview and Source. Edit the Markdown in Source — Preview updates immediately. Then copy, download, or export Word / PDF.

3. Copy or download

Click Copy Markdown to paste into ChatGPT, Obsidian, or a code editor. Or download the .md file and move it into your vault, repo, or RAG pipeline.

Related tools

PDF to Markdown Converter

Convert PDF to clean Markdown right in your browser. Built for LLM, RAG, Obsidian and Notion workflows.

Scanned PDF to Markdown

Extract text from scanned or image-only PDFs and get clean Markdown. OCR runs entirely in your browser — your file never leaves your device.

Batch PDF to Markdown

Drop a whole folder of PDFs and convert them all to Markdown at once. Preview any file, then download everything as a ZIP — all in your browser.

Frequently asked questions

What type of PDF works best?

Text-based PDFs — reports, papers, ebooks exported from Word or Google Docs — convert most reliably. For scanned or image-only PDFs, use our OCR converter, which recognizes the text in your browser.

Is conversion really local?

Yes. Parsing and Markdown generation run entirely in your browser via WebAssembly. Your PDF is never uploaded to our servers.

Why use Markdown instead of copying text from the PDF?

Copy-paste often breaks table columns, loses heading hierarchy, and includes page headers. Structured Markdown preserves document layout with fewer tokens — ideal for LLMs and note apps.

Can I convert multiple PDFs at once?

Yes. Use our batch converter to drop many PDFs at once and download them all as a ZIP — free and unlimited, all in your browser.