markdown-converter

```bash

# Convert to stdout

uvx markitdown input.pdf

# Save to file

uvx markitdown input.pdf -o output.md

uvx markitdown input.docx > output.md

# From stdin

cat input.pdf | uvx markitdown

```

• Documents: PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls)
• Web/Data: HTML, CSV, JSON, XML
• Media: Images (EXIF + OCR), Audio (EXIF + transcription)
• Other: ZIP (iterates contents), YouTube URLs, EPub

```bash

-o OUTPUT # Output file

-x EXTENSION # Hint file extension (for stdin)

-m MIME_TYPE # Hint MIME type

-c CHARSET # Hint charset (e.g., UTF-8)

-d # Use Azure Document Intelligence

-e ENDPOINT # Document Intelligence endpoint

--use-plugins # Enable 3rd-party plugins

--list-plugins # Show installed plugins

```

```bash

# Convert Word document

uvx markitdown report.docx -o report.md

# Convert Excel spreadsheet

uvx markitdown data.xlsx > data.md

# Convert PowerPoint presentation

uvx markitdown slides.pptx -o slides.md

# Convert with file type hint (for stdin)

cat document | uvx markitdown -x .pdf > output.md

# Use Azure Document Intelligence for better PDF extraction

uvx markitdown scan.pdf -d -e "https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com/"

```

• Output preserves document structure: headings, tables, lists, links
• First run caches dependencies; subsequent runs are faster
• For complex PDFs with poor extraction, use -d with Azure Document Intelligence