Markdown
How do you turn a PDF into Markdown without restyling by hand?
Markdown is the text an editor, a repository and a wiki still understand. The free tool reads a digital PDF up to 8 MB, pages 1 to 15, and returns headings, lists and tables already marked — not one unstructured blob.
How to do it in three steps
If the PDF already has title styles in the source program, the Markdown inherits headings. If the PDF is a magazine drawing, the Markdown inherits the box order, which can be odd. Look at the preview.
- Send a digital PDF up to 8 MB. This page's range is 1 to 15. A scan does not run OCR here.
- Wait for the conversion. Open the raw Markdown tab and the rendered tab. Check that a heading became a real heading and that a table did not become a paragraph.
- Copy the Markdown into the repository, the wiki or the editor. Fix what the PDF box shuffled. The tool delivers the structure the digital PDF already had, not a new layout.
What to expect: formats, size and time
Digital PDF, 8 MB, pages 1 to 15, Markdown out, free-page allowance. No DOCX, no HTML input, no password. Variable time, a wait cap on the page.
An image in the PDF does not become a described figure. A formula as a drawing does not become an equation. A repeated footer can become a paragraph on every page. That is the file, visible in the preview.
When to use the paid API
When Markdown must be born in the repository pipe: new PDF in the folder, new Markdown in git. The API accepts a page range. /products and /pricing.
One fifteen-page manual today: free page. A whole base and pages past 15: API.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Markdown come with front matter?
No. You get the body: headings, lists, tables. Add front matter in the editor.
Do numbered lists survive?
When the digital PDF already marks them as lists, yes. A list drawn as loose text can become a paragraph.
Can I ask for pages 8 to 12 only?
On this page the range is 1 to 15. Trim the PDF first or use the API with page_range.
Is the preview the final file?
The preview shows the converted Markdown. Copy the raw output if your destination is a repository.