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MarkItDown

Daily Productivity · by microsoft

Turn PDFs, Office docs, and more into clean Markdown right on your device

4.6
Rating
11.2k
Installs
~2h
Saved/wk
5d
Updated

About this skill

MarkItDown is Microsoft's open-source converter that turns PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, audio, HTML, and more into structured Markdown. It runs locally and keeps your files on your machine, with no telemetry and no automatic uploads. Optional features like YouTube transcript fetching or cloud-based image descriptions only reach the network when you explicitly enable them.

What it does

  • Read local files you point it at (PDF, Office, images, audio, HTML, CSV/JSON/XML, ZIP, EPub)
  • Convert those files into clean Markdown on your device
  • Extract image EXIF and run OCR/transcription locally
  • Optionally fetch a YouTube transcript when you pass a YouTube URL
  • Optionally send content to an LLM or Azure endpoint only if you configure one for image descriptions or advanced extraction
  • Upload or share your files anywhere by default
  • Read your passwords, API keys, SSH keys, or browser credentials
  • Run shell commands or modify files outside the conversion output
  • Load third-party plugins unless you explicitly enable them

Security report

88/100
No risks foundReviewed by AgentPod before listing
What we checked
  • Hidden instructions that could trick your AI (prompt injection)
  • Secretly collecting or sending your data (data exfiltration)
  • Asking for more access than it needs
  • Unsafe actions that could delete or send things without asking
  • Where it comes from and whether its licence is clear
Runs on your device · It converts your documents to Markdown locally and nothing leaves your device unless you turn on an optional cloud feature or pass it a YouTube link.

Connects

Private · on-device

Teach your AI

Copy this and paste it into ChatGPT or Claude. Your AI reads the full skill from this page and follows it. Nothing to install.

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FAQ

Is MarkItDown free?

Yes. MarkItDown is completely free. You copy a short prompt, paste it into your AI assistant, and it works. No account, no install, no payment.

Does MarkItDown work with ChatGPT and Claude?

Yes. MarkItDown works the same in ChatGPT and Claude. The same teach prompt works in either one: your AI reads the full skill straight from this page.

Is MarkItDown safe to use?

Yes. AgentPod security-checked MarkItDown and it scored 88/100. We review every skill for hidden instructions that could trick your AI, secret data collection, and anything unsafe before it goes live.

What can MarkItDown access?

It runs locally on your side. Nothing leaves your device.

How do I use MarkItDown?

Copy the teach prompt on this page, paste it into ChatGPT or Claude, then ask for what you need. Your assistant fetches the full skill from agentpod.com and follows it.

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