markitdown
Installation
SKILL.md
markitdown - Document to Markdown
Convert local documents to clean Markdown. One tool for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images, and more.
When to Use markitdown
| Use Case | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Local files (PDF, Word, Excel) | ✅ Use markitdown - unique capability |
| Web pages | ❌ Use Jina (r.jina.ai/) - 5x faster |
| Blocked/anti-bot sites | ❌ Use Firecrawl |
| OCR on images | ✅ Use markitdown |
| Audio transcription | ✅ Use markitdown |