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markdown-tools	Converts documents to markdown (PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoint, Confluence exports) with Windows/WSL path handling. Activates when converting .doc/.docx/PDF/PPTX files to markdown, processing Confluence exports, handling Windows/WSL path conversions, extracting images from PDFs, or working with markitdown utility.

Markdown Tools

Convert documents to markdown with image extraction and Windows/WSL path handling.

Quick Start

Install markitdown with PDF Support

# IMPORTANT: Use [pdf] extra for PDF support
uv tool install "markitdown[pdf]"

# Or via pip
pip install "markitdown[pdf]"

Basic Conversion

markitdown "document.pdf" -o output.md
# Or redirect: markitdown "document.pdf" > output.md

PDF Conversion with Images

markitdown extracts text only. For PDFs with images, use this workflow:

Step 1: Convert Text

markitdown "document.pdf" -o output.md

Step 2: Extract Images

# Create assets directory alongside the markdown
mkdir -p assets

# Extract images using PyMuPDF
uv run --with pymupdf python scripts/extract_pdf_images.py "document.pdf" ./assets

Step 3: Add Image References

Insert image references in the markdown where needed:

![Description](assets/img_page1_1.png)

Step 4: Format Cleanup

markitdown output often needs manual fixes:

• Add proper heading levels (#, ##, ###)
• Reconstruct tables in markdown format
• Fix broken line breaks
• Restore indentation structure

Path Conversion (Windows/WSL)

# Windows → WSL conversion
C:\Users\name\file.pdf → /mnt/c/Users/name/file.pdf

# Use helper script
python scripts/convert_path.py "C:\Users\name\Documents\file.pdf"

Common Issues

"dependencies needed to read .pdf files"

# Install with PDF support
uv tool install "markitdown[pdf]" --force

FontBBox warnings during PDF conversion

• These are harmless font parsing warnings, output is still correct

Images missing from output

• Use scripts/extract_pdf_images.py to extract images separately

Resources

• scripts/extract_pdf_images.py - Extract images from PDF using PyMuPDF
• scripts/convert_path.py - Windows to WSL path converter
• references/conversion-examples.md - Detailed examples for batch operations