About
MarkItDown is a versatile conversion utility that transforms complex documents like PDFs, Word files, Excel spreadsheets, and even audio or YouTube URLs into structured Markdown. Designed for token efficiency and language model compatibility, it enables Claude to accurately read and process non-text files. Beyond simple text extraction, it supports OCR for scanned documents, speech-to-text transcription, and AI-powered image descriptions, making it an essential tool for scientific research, document review, and data extraction workflows where context preservation is critical.
