Microsoft's MarkItDown: Convert Multiple File Formats to Markdown
mdancho84 · x · 2026-08-13
MarkItDown is a lightweight Python utility designed for LLMs and text analysis pipelines, capable of converting various files into Markdown format.
It currently supports a wide range of formats including PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Images (EXIF metadata and OCR), Audio (metadata and speech transcription), HTML, text-based formats (CSV/JSON/XML), ZIP files, YouTube URLs, and EPubs.
Related event: Microsoft Open-Sources MarkItDown for Multi-Format Document Conversion(3 posts)→
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