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PDF to MD Converter

Turn the text of a PDF into Markdown, with paragraphs, lists and simple tables rebuilt from the page.

01 / how to

How to convert PDF to MD

01

ADD YOUR PDF

Drop the PDF file into the box above or choose it from your device.

02

CONVERT TO MD

MD is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.

03

DOWNLOAD

Save the finished MD file. The original is deleted from our server.

02 / what you get

What happens to your data

Kept

  • The text, with paragraphs, bullet and numbered lists and simple tables rebuilt from how they are laid out on the page
  • GitHub-style Markdown (tables use | pipes) for README files, notes apps, static sites and documentation

Good to know

  • Only text is taken: images, fonts, colors and links do not come over.
  • A PDF has no real headings or bold text inside, so everything arrives as regular text.
  • Paragraphs, lists and tables are guessed from the layout. Pages with several columns or complex tables can come out mixed up, so check the result.
  • Page numbers and headers or footers that repeat on most pages of a longer file are removed.
  • A scanned PDF (pages that are pictures of text) has no text to take, so it is refused. There is no OCR.
  • For an exact copy of how the PDF looks, convert it to PNG or JPG instead.
  • Password-protected PDF files are not supported.
  • Files up to 300 MB are accepted.

03 / formats

PDF vs MD

PDF

A PDF file locks in exact layout, fonts, and pagination so it looks identical on every device — the standard for sharing finished documents, contracts, and anything meant to be printed rather than edited.

Used in: Sharing finished documents · Printing · Contracts & forms

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

04 / more

More conversions

From PDF

PDF to DOCXPDF to JPGPDF to PNGPDF to DOCPDF to TXTPDF to EPUBPDF to HTMLPDF to ODTPDF to RTF

To MD

DOCX to MDDOC to MDTXT to MD

Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.