PDF to Markdown
Convert a PDF's text, tables and links into clean Markdown.
Processed entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to a server.
- Infers headings from font size and bullet lists from leading characters, so the structure survives.
- Detects grid-aligned tables (consistent column gaps across consecutive rows) and outputs real Markdown table syntax, not just a wall of spaced-out text.
- Preserves hyperlinks from the PDF as Markdown links, not just their visible text.
- Output is ready to paste into a wiki, docs site or repo.
- Runs in your browser; the file is never uploaded.
Why this is private
- Processed entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to a server.
- Open your browser's DevTools → Network tab while using this tool — you won't see a request carrying your input, because it never leaves your device.
- Nothing you enter is uploaded to a server or shared with us — the processing happens entirely on your device.
Overview
Extracts the text layer and reconstructs it as Markdown — inferring headings from font sizes, bullet lists from leading characters, and tables from grid-aligned columns of text, while preserving hyperlinks. Best on text-based PDFs, not scans.
How to use it
- 1Upload a PDF.
- 2Review the generated Markdown.
- 3Copy it or download as .md.
Tips
- Heading, list and table detection is heuristic — review and fix the structure, and run the result through the Markdown Formatter to tidy spacing.
Frequently asked questions
What people use it for
Move a PDF spec into your docsConvert to Markdown to commit alongside code.
Turn a report into an editable draftGet structured Markdown — including tables — to rework rather than plain text.
Import PDF content into a CMSMost CMSs accept Markdown directly.
Prepare a PDF for an LLMMarkdown's headings, lists and tables give a model cleaner structure than raw text.
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