MPDF 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.

Drop your PDF here, or click to browse

Full document · 100% local · Max 50MB

See it in action

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

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 view to check headings, lists, and tables. Edit is not built in yet — copy the output into your editor if you need to tweak it.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What type of PDF works best?

Text-based PDFs — reports, papers, ebooks exported from Word or Google Docs — convert most reliably. Scanned or image-only PDFs need OCR, which is on our roadmap.

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?

Not yet. Batch conversion is planned for a future release. For now, convert files one at a time — each run is free and unlimited.

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PDF to Markdown for ChatGPT & LLMs

Convert PDFs into compact, structured Markdown that ChatGPT, Claude and RAG pipelines can parse reliably — all processed locally in your browser.