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FileToMarkdown

Convert files to Markdown format. Supports Office documents, PDFs, code files, and archives.

Quick Start

Install

npm install -g filetomarkdown

Usage

Command Line

# Test conversions with example files
filetomarkdown-test

# Convert single file
filetomarkdown input.docx output.md

# Start API server
filetomarkdown-server

# List supported file types
filetomarkdown-filetypes

# Download and launch Markdown Viewer (auto-installs)
filetomarkdown-viewer

Node.js API

JavaScript

const { convertToMarkdown } = require('filetomarkdown');

// Convert to string
const markdown = await convertToMarkdown('document.pdf');

// Convert to file
await convertToMarkdown('document.pdf', 'output.md');

TypeScript

import { MarkitDown, convertToMarkdown } from 'filetomarkdown';

// Using the class with options
const converter = new MarkitDown({ collapsible: true });
const markdown = await converter.convertToMarkdown('document.pdf');

// Using the convenience function
const result = await convertToMarkdown('document.pdf', 'output.md');

Browser (API Client)

<script src="https://unpkg.com/filetomarkdown"></script>
<script>
  // Create client instance (requires filetomarkdown-server running)
  const client = new FileToMarkdown.FileToMarkdownClient();
  client.baseURL = 'http://localhost:3000';
  
  // Convert file via API
  client.convertFile(file).then(result => {
    console.log(result.markdown);
  });
</script>

Available Commands

After installation, you get these commands:

• filetomarkdown - Convert files to markdown
• filetomarkdown-server - Start API server on port 3000
• filetomarkdown-test - Run conversion tests with example files
• filetomarkdown-filetypes - List all supported file formats
• filetomarkdown-viewer - Download and launch standalone Markdown Viewer

Features

• ✅ Preserves formatting (tables, lists, headings)
• ✅ Syntax highlighting for code
• ✅ Archive extraction and conversion
• ✅ CLI and API support
• ✅ Browser compatible
• ✅ TypeScript support
• ✅ 60+ file formats supported

Markdown Viewer

For viewing and editing the converted markdown files, use our standalone Markdown Viewer application:

• 🚀 Quick Install & Launch: filetomarkdown-viewer (auto-downloads and runs)
• 📱 Manual Download: Download Latest Release
• 🎯 Features: File browser, live preview, syntax highlighting, and editing capabilities
• 💻 Platform: Windows executable (no installation required)
• 🔗 Repository: Markdown-Viewer
• 🔄 Auto-updates: The viewer command automatically downloads the latest version

Easiest way: Just run filetomarkdown-viewer after installing the package - it installs and launches automatically!

Examples

PDF → Markdown

filetomarkdown report.pdf report.md

Word Document → Markdown

filetomarkdown presentation.docx presentation.md

ZIP Archive → Multiple Files

filetomarkdown archive.zip
# Creates markdown files for each supported file in the archive

Start API Server

filetomarkdown-server
# Server runs on http://localhost:3000
# API endpoints: /api/convert, /api/filetypes, /health

License

MIT