MarkItDown Document-to-Markdown Converter by Microsoft

MarkItDown is a Python utility by Microsoft that converts PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, audio, HTML, and other files into Markdown for LLM consumption. It preserves headings, lists, tables, and links while producing token-efficient output optimized for text analysis pipelines.

MarkItDown Document-to-Markdown Converter by Microsoft

MarkItDown is a Python utility by Microsoft that converts PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, audio, HTML, and other files into Markdown for LLM consumption. It preserves headings, lists, tables, and links while producing token-efficient output optimized for text analysis pipelines.

Installation

Method 1, Agent Skill Exchange

Method 2, Git clone

git clone https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills.git && cd skills/skills/markitdown-document-to-markdown-converter-microsoft

Method 3, Download ZIP

  • Download the repository ZIP and extract skills/markitdown-document-to-markdown-converter-microsoft.

Method 4, Manual copy

  • Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory, then reload your agent tooling.

Method 5, Fork and sync

  • Fork the repository if you want to maintain local edits while syncing upstream changes.

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