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DOC → MD / online converter
DOC to MD Converter
Convert an old Word DOC file to Markdown. Headings, lists and tables become Markdown.
01 / how to
How to convert DOC to MD
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CONVERT TO MD
MD is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished MD file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- Headings, bold and italic, lists, tables, footnotes and links are kept as real structure
- Old Word 97-2003 files are read, including ones saved by very old versions of Word
- GitHub-style Markdown (tables use | pipes) for README files, notes apps, static sites and documentation
Good to know
- Fonts, colors, page size, headers, footers and comments are not part of this format and are dropped.
- Only the text structure is kept, so the result will not look like the printed page.
- If the document has pictures, you get a ZIP with the .md file and a media folder. Without pictures you get a single .md file.
- Password-protected documents are not supported, and macros inside the file are not run.
- Files up to 300 MB are accepted.
03 / formats
DOC vs MD
DOC
A DOC file is the older, legacy Microsoft Word format (Word 97-2003), stored as a proprietary binary format. Still shows up in old archives and email attachments, but Word itself has defaulted to DOCX since 2007.
Used in: Legacy Word documents · Old email attachments
MD
A Markdown (MD) file is plain text with lightweight formatting syntax (#, **bold**, lists) — the standard for documentation, READMEs, and technical writing that needs to stay readable as raw text.
Used in: Documentation · READMEs · Technical writing · Static site generators
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