Convert files and document-like inputs to Markdown with MarkItDown. Use when asked to convert a PDF, Word doc, PowerPoint, Excel file, image, audio file, HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, ZIP, EPUB, or similar content to markdown, extract a document into markdown, or save a source file as .md.
Use the installed markitdown CLI to convert supported files to Markdown.
Use this skill when the user wants to:
.mdDo not use this skill for handwritten rewrites or prose-only formatting requests when there is no source file or document to convert.
PATH: markitdown/Users/paul/.local/bin/markitdownmarkitdown --helpDetermine:
.md file or just converted outputIf the user does not specify an output path and clearly wants a file created, default to the source basename with a .md extension next to the source file.
Save to a file:
markitdown /path/to/input.pdf -o /path/to/output.md
Write Markdown to stdout:
markitdown /path/to/input.pdf
Read from stdin when needed:
cat /path/to/input.pdf | markitdown > output.md
After conversion:
Tell the user:
0.0.2 release.markitdown-mcp), but not a Codex/OpenCode skill.youtube-transcript-api~=1.0.0), so this local install excludes the YouTube extra. If the user asks to convert a YouTube URL, explain that the upstream dependency is currently not resolvable and do not pretend support exists.