pdf-to-markdown

Convert PDF files to Markdown in Node.js/TypeScript, using layout heuristics rather than a fixed mapping — no LLM, no external service, no native dependencies.

Install

npm install @viswanadh_mudunuru/pdf-to-markdown

Usage

import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
import { pdfToMarkdown } from "@viswanadh_mudunuru/pdf-to-markdown";

const data = await readFile("report.pdf");
const markdown = await pdfToMarkdown(data);

console.log(markdown);

pdfToMarkdown accepts a Buffer, Uint8Array, or ArrayBuffer and resolves to a Markdown string.

Options

await pdfToMarkdown(data, {
  pageBreaks: true, // insert a `---` rule between pages. Default: false
});

Requirements

Node.js 18+. Published as an ES module (import, not require).

License

MIT