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That one website that turns a PDF, Word file or slide deck into clean Markdown for AI

Why it's the pick

MarkItDown, from Microsoft, turns PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML and more into clean Markdown that language models read well. It runs on your own computer from the command line, so your files are not uploaded anywhere.

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2 good alternatives

Docling docling-project.github.io IBM-born converter for PDFs, Word and more FreeNo signupApp download Link checked Oct 9
LlamaParse llamaindex.ai Hosted parser for messy PDFs, 10K free credits Free tierSignup required Link checked Oct 9

MarkItDown is also the pick for helps you write code right inside your editor, gives Claude ready-made skills it can use for documents, design and more, checks your developer computer for compromised packages and extensions, finds a free API for almost anything, gives you a ready-made .gitignore file for your project, helps you opt out of data broker sites, walks you through building your own database, game or even Git from scratch, teaches you how big websites are built to handle millions of users.

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