Convert PDF to Markdown Online
Extract text from your PDF and convert it to Markdown instantly
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What is PDF to Markdown?
A free online tool that extracts text from PDF files and converts it to Markdown. Restores heading structure by analyzing font sizes, and automatically detects text-based tables, math symbols, and numbered section headings. All processing runs in your browser — your data is never sent to a server.
Key Features
- Auto-detects headings (h1-h3) based on font size
- Restores paragraph and line break structure
- Auto-detects text-based tables and converts them to Markdown pipe tables
- Auto-converts math symbols (α, ∑, ∫, etc.) to LaTeX expressions
- Numbered sections (1. / 1.1 / 1.1.1) automatically converted to headings
- Full multi-page PDF conversion, multilingual including Korean
- 100% browser processing ensures complete data privacy
PDF to Markdown Use Cases
Converting PDF papers, reports, and technical documents to Markdown allows you to repurpose content on GitHub, Notion, and Markdown-based platforms. As AI and LLMs adopt Markdown as a standard input format, the demand for PDF to Markdown conversion is rapidly growing.
How to Use
- Upload your PDF file
- Review the converted Markdown in the editor once complete
- Edit directly in the editor if needed
- Save your result using Copy or Download .md
FAQ
No. Only text is extracted. Images, charts, and formula images are not included in the Markdown output.
Scanned PDFs (image-only PDFs) have no text layer and cannot be converted. Works best with PDFs that contain a text layer.
No. All processing happens in your browser and your data never leaves your device.
Text-based tables with 3+ columns and 3+ rows separated by spaces are automatically converted to Markdown pipe tables. Tables with complex layouts may not be detected.
Math symbols like α, ∑, ∫ are automatically converted to LaTeX expressions ($...$). Formula images or MathML are not converted.
Conversion quality may be reduced for PDFs with complex layouts or special fonts. In such cases, edit the result directly in the editor.