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markitdown
Convert files and office documents to Markdown. Supports PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, images (with OCR), audio (with transcription), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, ZIP, YouTube URLs, EPubs and more.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and workflows for converting various document formats to Markdown that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires pip, python installed locally. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
MarkItDown - File to Markdown Conversion Overview MarkItDown is a Python tool developed by Microsoft for converting various file formats to Markdown. It's particularly useful for converting documents into LLM-friendly text format, as Markdown is token-efficient and well-understood by modern language models. Key Benefits: Convert documents to clean, structured Markdown Token-efficient format for LLM processing Supports 15+ file formats Optional AI-enhanced image descriptions OCR for images and scanned documents Speech transcription for audio files Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics When creating documents with this skill, always consider adding scientific diagrams and schematics to enhance visual communication. If your document does not already contain schematics or diagrams: Use the scientific-schematics skill to generate AI-powered publication-quality diagrams Simply describe your desired diagram in natural language Nano Banana Pro will automatically generate, review, and refine the schematic For new documents: Scientific schematics should be generated by default to visually represent key concepts, workflows, architectures, or relationships described in the text. How to generate schematics: The AI will automatically: Create publication-quality images with proper formatting Review and refine through multiple iterations Ensure accessibility (colorblind-friendly, high contrast) Save outputs in the figures/ directory When to add schematics: Document conversion workflow diagrams File format architecture illustrations OCR processing pipeline diagrams Integration workflow visualizations System architecture diagrams Data flow diagrams Any complex concept that benefits from visualization For detailed guidance on creating schematics, refer to the scientific-schematics skill documentation. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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