PDF to Markdown

The PDF to Markdown converter extracts the text layer from PDF documents and reconstructs it as clean, structured Markdown — automatically detecting heading hierarchy, bold and italic formatting, bullet lists, numbered lists, and tabular data. Markdown is the de facto standard for developer documentation, README files, wikis, and static site generators like Jekyll, Hugo, and Next.js. This tool runs entirely in your browser using PDF.js, so your documents are never uploaded to any server.

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How to Use

Upload a PDF by dragging it into the drop zone or clicking to browse. Use the options panel to toggle heading detection, bold/italic inference, list recognition, and table detection. Optionally specify a custom page range (e.g., 1-3, 5). Click Convert to Markdown and review the output in the live preview tab. Copy the Markdown to clipboard or download it as a .md file.

Common Use Cases

• •Converting PDF API documentation into Markdown for publishing to GitHub repositories or developer portals
• •Extracting PDF technical specifications into Markdown for importing into Confluence, Notion, or GitBook wikis
• •Migrating legacy PDF user manuals into editable Markdown format for static site documentation frameworks
• •Converting academic PDF papers into Markdown for note-taking applications like Obsidian or Roam Research
• •Extracting PDF meeting minutes and reports into Markdown for version-controlled documentation in Git repositories

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