Convert PDF to Markdown
Only the text comes across.
They open in the converter with Markdown selected.
Browse filesFiles stay on your device. Going the other way? Markdown to PDF
What changes
Only the text comes across. Images and page layout are left out, and a scanned PDF has no text to extract: the converter warns you instead of saving an empty file.
When it’s worth it
Choose Markdown for: Notes, READMEs and AI exports. Readable as plain text, and easy to turn into HTML, DOCX or PDF.
Stay with PDF for: Documents, scans, forms, and anything you have to send or print.
How to convert PDF to Markdown
- Drop the PDF files on this page, or browse for them. Up to 200 at once.
- The converter opens with the files loaded and Markdown selected.
- Press Convert, then save each file or all of them as a ZIP.
Questions
Does converting PDF to Markdown lose quality?
Images and page layout are left out, and a scanned PDF has no text to extract: the converter warns you instead of saving an empty file.
What is the Markdown format?
Plain-text writing with light marks for headings, bold, lists, links and code, created by John Gruber in 2004. READMEs, notes and AI chat exports are Markdown, and any editor opens it.
What is the PDF format?
Portable Document Format, published by Adobe in 1993 and standardized as ISO 32000. It’s a page-description format: it stores text, vector shapes and images as drawing instructions rather than as pixels, so a page stays sharp at any zoom. A single file can carry hundreds of pages, embedded fonts and attachments, and every reader since renders it the same way.
Are the files uploaded?
No. The file is opened in this tab, converted here and saved from here. There’s no account and no watermark.
How many files can be converted at once?
Up to 200 per batch and about 2 GB per file, within the memory this device has available.