PDF to Markdown Converter
Extract selectable text from PDF files and turn it into editable Markdown directly in your browser.
Browser-based conversion
Your PDF is processed directly in your browser for this tool. Text-based PDFs work best; scanned PDFs should be processed with OCR first.
How to convert PDF to Markdown
Select a PDF
Choose a text-based PDF containing selectable text.
Convert the document
The converter extracts text and makes a best-effort guess at headings, lists, and page breaks.
Edit or download Markdown
Review the result, edit it if needed, then copy it or download the generated .md file.
Convert PDF content into Markdown
Markdown is a lightweight text format commonly used for documentation, README files, technical notes, static sites, knowledge bases, and developer content. This converter extracts selectable text from PDF pages and turns it into an editable Markdown draft.
PDF files describe visual page layout rather than document structure, so headings, columns, tables, lists, and reading order cannot always be reconstructed perfectly. The converter therefore uses text position and font-size information to make a best-effort conversion.
Scanned PDFs contain images instead of selectable text. For those files, use OCR PDF first, then convert or format the extracted text as Markdown.
Frequently asked questions
Does PDF to Markdown preserve the exact layout?
No. Markdown does not represent fixed PDF page layouts. The converter focuses on extracting readable text and approximating simple headings and lists.
Can it convert tables?
Complex tables are not reliably reconstructed in this version. Table text may appear as normal lines and may need manual formatting after conversion.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Scanned PDFs usually do not contain selectable text. Use OCR PDF first to recognize text from scanned pages.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
For this tool, supported PDFs are processed directly in your browser and do not need to be uploaded to a conversion server.