Pdf to markdown
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Converts PDF files to Markdown using Microsoft's markitdown package. Use this skill when the user asks to convert a PDF to Markdown, extract text from a PDF, or read/parse PDF content.
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PDF to Markdown Conversion
This skill converts PDF files to Markdown format using Microsoft's markitdown package.
When to use
- User asks to convert a PDF to Markdown
- User wants to extract text content from a PDF
- User needs to read or parse a PDF document
- User asks to summarize or analyze a PDF file
How to use
Use uvx to run markitdown directly. Pick the dependency group matching the file type:
| File type | Dependency group |
|---|---|
pdf | |
| PowerPoint (.pptx) | pptx |
| Word (.docx) | docx |
| Excel (.xlsx) | xlsx |
| Excel (.xls) | xls |
uvx 'markitdown[pdf]' <path-to-file> -o output.md
Or install all optional dependencies at once:
uvx 'markitdown[all]' <path-to-file> -o output.md
Examples
uvx 'markitdown[pdf]' report.pdf -o report.md
uvx 'markitdown[pptx]' slides.pptx -o slides.md
uvx 'markitdown[docx]' document.docx -o document.md
Output
- If you were asked to save the output to a specific file, save it to the requested file using
-o. - If no output file was specified, use the source filename with a
.mdsuffix.