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MarkItDown is a versatile utility developed by Microsoft that transforms PDFs, Office documents, images, and audio into clean Markdown. It is specifically optimized for Large Language Model (LLM) workflows, providing a token-efficient format that preserves document structure, tables, and metadata. By enabling OCR for scanned documents, transcription for audio, and AI-enhanced descriptions for visual content, it ensures that virtually any data source can be seamlessly integrated into AI-driven development, RAG pipelines, and automated analysis workflows.
