PDF to Markdown — Convert PDF to Markdown Text
Convert PDF text content to Markdown format, preserving headings and paragraph structure.
How to convert PDF to Markdown
- 1Upload your PDF file
- 2The tool extracts and structures the text content
- 3Click 'Convert' to generate the Markdown output
- 4Download the .md file ready for your docs workflow
Features
- Converts detected headings to Markdown heading levels (# ## ###)
- Preserves paragraphs and list structure
- Outputs clean plain-text Markdown without extraneous formatting
- Fully browser-based — no server upload
Use cases
- Convert a PDF manual to Markdown for a documentation site
- Extract article text from a PDF into a Markdown blog post
- Import PDF content into a GitHub wiki or README
FAQ
Is the document structure preserved?
Headings detected in the PDF are converted to Markdown headings. Paragraphs are separated by blank lines.
What Markdown flavour is the output?
Standard CommonMark-compatible Markdown — works with GitHub, GitLab, Notion, and most documentation tools.
Are images included in the Markdown output?
No. The output is plain text only. Use 'Extract Images from PDF' separately if you need the images.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Scanned PDFs have no text layer. Run OCR first to make the PDF searchable, then convert to Markdown.