About
MarkItDown is a versatile utility designed to transform a wide range of documents—including PDFs, Word files, Excel spreadsheets, images with OCR, and audio transcriptions—into structured Markdown format. It focuses on preserving document integrity while producing token-efficient output, making it an essential tool for developers and researchers preparing data for Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and automated text analysis pipelines. By supporting over 20 formats and offering advanced AI-powered enhancements, it streamlines the bridge between unstructured legacy data and AI-ready text.