To Markdown Tool

Convert files to Markdown with the right tool for each format.

Document Converters

Spreadsheet and Data Converters

Web and Text Converters

Which Converter Should You Use?

Which Converter Should You Use?
Your source	Recommended converter	Key question to check
Fixed-layout document	PDF to Markdown	Does it need OCR?
Editable Word document	Word to Markdown	Are images and notes included?
Spreadsheet workbook	Excel to Markdown	Formula or displayed value?
Slide deck	PowerPoint to Markdown	Are speaker notes included?
HTML code or file	HTML to Markdown	How are unsupported tags handled?
Public webpage	URL to Markdown	Is JavaScript rendering supported?
Ebook publication	EPUB to Markdown	One file or one file per chapter?
Delimited table	CSV to Markdown	Which delimiter and encoding?
Object or API payload	JSON to Markdown	Table, hierarchy or code block?
XML document	XML to Markdown	How are namespaces represented?
Unformatted text	Text to Markdown	Which heuristics are enabled?

What Markdown Can and Cannot Preserve

Markdown is well suited to headings, paragraphs, lists, links, images, code and—when using a compatible dialect—simple tables. It cannot reproduce every feature of page-layout, spreadsheet, presentation or publication formats.

Need the Reverse Conversion?

Use theMarkdown to PDF converterwhen your source is already Markdown and you need a shareable PDF.

Choose a File-to-Markdown Tool in Three Steps

Identify the source format. Start with the format you actually have, such as PDF, DOCX, XLSX, EPUB, HTML, CSV, JSON, XML or plain text.
Use the comparison question. Check the row for that format before converting. Reading order, OCR, speaker notes, formulas and nested data can affect the result.
Review the Markdown against the source. Check headings, tables, links and the reading order before reusing the result. Keep the original file when its layout or evidence matters.

Choose by the Result You Need

Readable document text

Use a document converter when you need headings, paragraphs, lists and links as editable Markdown. Fixed-layout and scanned PDFs need the closest review.

Tables and structured records

Use CSV, Excel, JSON or XML tools when the structure matters. Decide whether the output should be a Markdown table, a hierarchy or a code block before converting.

Web or plain-text source

Use HTML or text conversion when the source already contains readable text. Inspect removed markup, missing context and formatting choices in the generated Markdown.

Verification Before You Reuse Markdown

Check structure first. Confirm the heading hierarchy, list boundaries and table columns before editing wording.
Check format-specific details. Review page order in PDFs, note handling in presentations, formulas in spreadsheets and nested paths in data files.
Keep the source available. Markdown is a useful working copy; it does not reproduce every layout or embedded feature from the original format.