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Extract the text of a PDF as Markdown: headings guessed from character size, lists, joined paragraphs. A starting point to proofread, not a faithful copy.
How to use this tool
- 1
Drop a PDF that contains real text.
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Tick the options: headers and footers, page separation, joining of lines.
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Start the conversion and wait while the pages are read.
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Proofread the Markdown, fix it, then copy or download it.
Help
- The tool reads the PDF's digital text, rebuilds the lines in reading order (Arabic and right-to-left included) and turns them into Markdown: large-type lines become headings (# to ####), bullets and numbers become lists, and the lines of one paragraph are joined.
- You can remove repeated headers, footers and page numbers, separate pages with a horizontal rule and choose whether to join lines. The result appears in an editable box: fix it, copy it or download an .md file.
- Honest limits: headings are a deduction, not a certainty; tables, multiple columns, images, formulas, footnotes, bold and italics are not reproduced. The more complex the layout, the more corrections it needs. 100 MB and 500 pages at most.
- A scanned PDF has no text to extract: the tool says so and points you to “OCR PDF”. A PDF that asks for a password is not handled here, and the tool never tries to get around it.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Markdown faithful to the PDF?
Not always, and we do not promise it. Headings are guessed from character size and lists from bullets; tables, columns, images and text formatting are not reproduced. Plan on a proofread.
Why is the result empty or unreadable?
Either the PDF is a scan (page images, no text): use “OCR PDF” first; or the PDF's font prevents the letters from being recovered, which the tool reports when it detects it.
Is my PDF sent to a server?
No. The text is extracted and converted in your browser; the document and the Markdown never leave your device.
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