Docker

Run MarkItDown in a Docker container to convert files to Markdown without installing Python dependencies locally.

Build the image and run a conversion through stdin/stdout:

docker build -t markitdown:latest .
docker run --rm -i markitdown:latest < ~/your-file.pdf > output.md

Python API

Use the MarkItDown Python API to convert files to Markdown, integrate Azure Document Intelligence, or generate LLM-based image descriptions.

Optional Dependencies

Full list of MarkItDown's optional pip extras for PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, Outlook, Azure integrations, audio and YouTube transcription.