markitdownlisted

# MarkItDown ## Overview MarkItDown is Microsoft's lightweight Python utility for turning common documents into structure-preserving Markdown. Its output is designed primarily for indexing, text analysis, search, and LLM ingestion—not high-fidelity visual reproduction. This skill targets **MarkItDown 0.1.6**, released May 26, 2026. New code should use `result.markdown`; `result.text_content` remains only as a soft-deprecated compatibility alias. ## Choose the Right Path | Need | Recommended path | |---|---| | Trusted local PDF, Office, HTML, CSV, EPUB, or ZIP | Built-in converter with `convert_local()` | | Uploaded bytes or an already-open file | `convert_stream()` with `StreamInfo` hints | | Remote HTTP(S) input | Validate and fetch it yourself, then call `convert_response()` | | Scanned PDF or text inside embedded images | Official `markitdown-ocr` vision plugin, Azure Document Intelligence, or Azure Content Understanding | | Video, structured fields, or custom multimodal extraction | Azure Content Understanding | | Local agent integration | Official `markitdown-mcp` server over STDIO or localhost | | Bounding boxes, page coordinates, or screenshots | Use a layout-aware parser such as LiteParse instead | | PDF merge/split/forms/watermarks | Use the `pdf` skill instead | ## Installation Create an isolated environment: ```bash uv venv --python 3.12 .venv source .venv/bin/activate ``` Install every built-in feature: ```bash uv pip install "markitdown[all]==0.1.6" ```