Convert PDF to Markdown, Free — No Upload
Pulls out the document's real text — plus anything already run through Make Searchable (OCR) — and reflows it into clean Markdown, one section per page, ready to drop into a README, a note, or a static site.
Select a PDF to Convert →How it works
Select your PDF
Choose Markdown as the download format
Text is extracted and reflowed in your browser
Download the .md file
Why extracting locally matters
This editor
- Your file never leaves your device
- No account or email required
- No file size cap
- Reads any already-recognized OCR text too, not just the PDF's original text
Typical "upload to convert" tools
- Your document's actual content sits on their server
- Often capped on file size or page count
- Usually requires an account
- Scanned PDFs often come back empty with no explanation
Frequently asked questions
Does this recover real headings, lists, or bold text?
No — this app's own text detection doesn't carry that structure, so the output is plain paragraphs with a "Page N" heading marking where each page started, not a recreation of the original formatting.
Does this work on a scanned PDF?
Only for whatever's already been run through Make Searchable (OCR) in the editor first — a scan has no real text in it at all until then. Run Make Searchable, then convert to Markdown and that recognized text comes along with it.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere to extract the text?
No — extraction runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
Why Markdown instead of plain TXT?
Same underlying text, just reflowed with a `## Page N` heading per page and a `---` rule between them — useful if the output is headed into something that renders Markdown, like a README or a static site, rather than a plain text editor.