MarkItDown: Python Tool for Converting Files and Office Documents to Markdown

MarkItDown is a new library developed by Microsoft that converts various file formats to Markdown for indexing, text analysis, and other purposes. It supports several file types including PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, images, audio, HTML, and other text-based formats. The library's API is simple to use, requiring just a few lines of code to convert a file. For example, converting an Excel file to Markdown can be done with the following code: from markitdown import MarkItDown; markitdown = MarkItDown(); result = markitdown.convert("test.xlsx"); print(result.text_content). MarkItDown was highlighted by Stephan Ango, the CEO of Obsidian, a popular Markdown writing and note-taking app. Google Docs also recently added Markdown export, making it easier for users to work with Markdown. MarkItDown is a useful tool for those who need to convert files to Markdown, and its name is fitting for its purpose.