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Microsoft's MarkItDown converts PDFs, Office docs, images, audio, and web content into markdown for feeding to LLMs. The Python utility handles 15+ formats with optional extras for specific file types. It works via CLI or API, supports batch processing, and can call GPT-4 to describe images instead of just OCR. The gotchas are real: DOCX images extract to absolute paths that break when you move files, HTML tables lose CSS layout and become linear mush, and the LLM flag silently degrades to filenames if your API key is missing. Best for preprocessing document pipelines where you control the input formats and can validate output quality before it hits your model.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add julianobarbosa/claude-code-skills --skill markitdown --agent claude-code

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MarkItDown Skill

Microsoft's Python utility for converting various file formats to Markdown for LLM and text analysis pipelines.

Overview

MarkItDown converts documents while preserving structure (headings, lists, tables, links). It's optimized for LLM consumption rather than human-readable output.

Supported Formats

CategoryFormats
DocumentsPDF, Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), Excel (XLSX, XLS)
MediaImages (EXIF + OCR), Audio (WAV, MP3 transcription)
WebHTML, YouTube URLs, Wikipedia, RSS/Atom feeds
DataCSV, JSON, XML, Jupyter notebooks (.ipynb)
ArchivesZIP (iterates contents), EPub
EmailOutlook MSG files

Quick Start

Installation

# Full installation (recommended)
pip install 'markitdown[all]'

# Minimal with specific formats
pip install 'markitdown[pdf,docx,pptx]'

# Using uv
uv pip install 'markitdown[all]'
Optional Dependencies
SKILL.md on GitHub

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Details

Repository
github.com/julianobarbosa/claude-code-skills
Categories
Frontend Development, Documentation, Code Review & Quality, AI & Agent Building, Data Science & ML, Python, Office & Documents
First seen
Jul 14, 2026

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