Convert PDF to Markdown

Headings, lists, tables and links — extracted cleanly, fast and free.

Your files stay yours — never stored, never shared.

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Up to 25 MB

Supports: PDF · DOCX · XLSX · PPTX · HTML · CSV · JSON · XML · TXT · MD · IPYNB

Markdown result

How it works

Add your PDF
The file (or link) is converted automatically — no sign-up, nothing saved.
Copy the Markdown, or download it as a .md file.

Frequently asked questions

Can it convert scanned PDFs?

Not yet. Markdown Please reads the text already embedded in the PDF. Scanned or image-only pages have no extractable text — reading text from images (OCR) isn't supported yet — so you'll see a clear message instead of a blank result.

Are tables preserved?

Yes — table structure detected in the PDF's text layer is converted into Markdown tables where possible. Complex or image-based tables may not convert cleanly, since there's no visual layout to reconstruct from.

Does it keep the original page order?

Yes — pages are read and converted in their original order, so headings, paragraphs and lists appear in the same sequence as the source PDF.

Why convert to Markdown?

Markdown is clean, lightweight plain text that works everywhere — GitHub, Notion, Obsidian, wikis and static sites — and is easy to edit and version-control. It's also the format AI models read best: converting PDFs, Word or slides to Markdown makes them token-efficient and ready to paste into ChatGPT/Claude, feed into a RAG pipeline, or build a knowledge base.

Is Markdown Please free?

Yes — 100% free, with no sign-up and no limits. Convert as many files as you like.

Are my files stored or shared?

No. Files are converted on the spot and discarded immediately — never stored, shared, or used for anything else.

Which file formats are supported?

PDF, Word (DOCX), Excel (XLSX), PowerPoint (PPTX), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, TXT, MD and IPYNB.

Can I convert a web page or online file?

Yes. Paste any public http/https URL in the “From URL” tab and it will be fetched and converted to Markdown.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes — up to 25 MB per file.

Why convert PDF to Markdown?

PDF is great for printing but painful to edit, search or feed into an AI model. Markdown Please reads the text layer of your PDF — headings, paragraphs, lists, tables and links — and turns it into clean, plain-text Markdown you can edit, diff and paste anywhere.

Works for reports, manuals, invoices, papers and any text-based PDF. No install, no sign-up, and your file is discarded immediately after conversion.

Markdown is the format AI models read best — convert a PDF to Markdown to paste into ChatGPT or Claude, build a RAG pipeline, or move content into Notion, Obsidian or a GitHub wiki.

What is a PDF?

PDF (Portable Document Format) is a fixed-layout file format designed to look the same on any device or printer. That fixed layout is great for sharing final documents, but the text inside isn't always easy to reuse, search across, or feed into other tools — which is exactly the gap Markdown fills.

What is Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight way to write formatted text using plain characters — a "#" for a heading, a "-" for a list item, brackets and parentheses for a link. It looks almost like plain text but renders as proper formatting anywhere that understands it: GitHub, Notion, static site generators, and AI chat tools all read it natively.