PDF to Markdown
Convert PDF content to Markdown with images.
Drop your PDF here or choose one
Works with one PDF up to 100MB
A practical guide to PDF to Markdown
PDF to Markdown extracts headings, paragraphs, lists, code-like text, and images into a plain-text Markdown document. Reading order and semantic structure are inferred from fixed page geometry.
Example: migrate a technical handout to documentation
Convert the handout, correct heading levels and wrapped code, verify image references, and preview the Markdown before publishing.
Task-specific steps
- 1
Choose a PDF and determine whether its text is selectable and arranged in a simple reading order.
- 2
Convert the pages, then inspect headings, lists, paragraphs, code blocks, and extracted image references.
- 3
Preview the Markdown renderer and correct semantic structure, line breaks, tables, and alt descriptions.
Options that affect the result
- Image extraction keeps visual assets separate while Markdown references connect them to the text.
- Heading and list inference favors editable structure rather than exact page appearance.
Limitations to know first
- Multi-column layouts, footnotes, equations, complex tables, and positioned callouts can produce ambiguous reading order.
- Markdown cannot reproduce every fixed-layout PDF feature without embedded HTML or images.
Questions specific to this task
Why are PDF line breaks copied into Markdown?
The source stores text fragments by position, so visual line endings can be mistaken for paragraph boundaries and need editorial cleanup.
Can Markdown preserve complex PDF tables?
Simple tables may transfer, but merged cells and multi-line structures often require HTML or manual reconstruction.