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PDF to Markdown
Convert, review and download locally. Keep editable text alongside page images and your original PDF.
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Convert your PDF
Free · no accountPDF → MarkdownText, page images and original PDF in one ZIP.
Drop a PDF here
One PDF · up to 50 MiB · processed locally
Processing and limits
Parser and OCR resources download from this site. Document contents, filenames and passwords are not uploaded. Selected pages are processed in order; OCR needs review. Packages are limited to 64 MiB expanded. Download your result before closing this tab.
Preserved originals and conversion limits
The original PDF stays byte-for-byte intact. Rendered pages preserve visual context; extracted text is a separate transcription. Complex tables, mathematical notation, handwriting and dynamic forms are not guaranteed to become structured text. A PDF drawing does not become editable Pencil ink.
Choose the right output
Need words without Markdown? Use PDF to text. For a photo or screenshot, use image OCR. Each tool lets you review the result before saving.
Convert PDF text and scanned pages locally
One PDF up to 50 MiB; select up to 200 pages per job. Digital text is extracted first. Image-only pages use local OCR assets; recognition can also be requested explicitly. Initial worker and language downloads contain no document material.
How the Markdown output is structured
The Markdown starts with a title from the filename and a link to the original PDF. Each selected page has a page heading, its transcription, a page-image link and extraction/review notes. These are navigation aids, not a recovered hierarchy of the source document.
Review and continue
Inspect every page against the editable Markdown. Download the ZIP to retain images, source PDF and a versioned import manifest. Markdown alone cannot contain its linked files.
Three steps to your result
Choose your PDF
Choose a PDF or try the original sample. Select the pages you need and use recognition options when appropriate.
Check each page
Compare the retained page with the editable Markdown. Correct names, numbers, reading order and uncertain recognition.
Save the package
Download Markdown + originals as a ZIP. Keep its files together, then follow the Pocket Orbit import guide to continue in a workspace.
Before you save
Can I convert a scanned PDF to Markdown?
Yes. Scanned pages can use OCR in this browser with locally hosted recognition resources. Choose English, German, French, Italian or Spanish. Recognition needs review, especially for handwriting, columns and equations.
Will images, tables and handwriting be preserved?
The ZIP keeps rendered page images and the unchanged original PDF. Extracted text is a separate transcription. Complex tables and equations may not retain their structure, and PDF handwriting does not become editable Pencil ink.
Why download the ZIP instead of only Markdown?
Markdown contains relative links to page images and the original PDF. The ZIP includes those files and an import manifest. A .md download or copied text cannot include its linked attachments.
Is this tool free, and does my PDF get uploaded?
Browser conversion is free and needs no account. Document contents and passwords remain in browser memory. Parser and recognition resources download from this site as needed. Mac workspace access is a separate Pro offer.
Are the generated page headings the original PDF headings?
No. The title comes from the filename, and page headings label the selected original pages. Review the extracted text and add meaningful headings yourself. Page-level extraction methods and review flags describe the conversion, not a quality certificate.
The next step
Take this PDF into your workspace
Import the ZIP, correct the Markdown and organize your note with its original pages.
Keep the source
Keep your original and the downloaded copy together.
How it works →Review your edits
Check important words, names and references before continuing.
See the PDF workspace workflow →Continue in a workspace
Choose the app access that fits your devices.
Plans and availability →
Import your converted Markdown and originals into Pocket Orbit, or use the browser result independently.
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