# MarkItDown

> Updated 2026-08-25 · type: tool · category: data-scraping · status: active · rev 1

Microsoft utility that converts PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML, images and more into clean Markdown for LLM pipelines — structure-preserving.

- Open source: yes (MIT)
- Self-hostable: yes
- Pricing model: free
- Best for: Developers building file-to-Markdown conversion into LLM and text-analysis pipelines.
- Last verified: 2026-09-04

- **Canonical:** https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/markitdown/
- **Source:** [github · microsoft/markitdown](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown)
- **Tags:** data-scraping, document-conversion, markdown, microsoft
- **Repository:** https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown

## Is MarkItDown open source?

Yes — MIT-licensed.

## How much does MarkItDown cost?

It is free to use.

## Can I self-host MarkItDown?

Yes — it can be self-hosted.


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Microsoft utility that converts PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML, images and more into clean Markdown for LLM pipelines — structure-preserving.

## Provenance

- MIT verified (177k★, active).
- Surfaced via the GTM Stacker X/Twitter signal reports (the "35 marketing repos" list + named drops); license independently WebFetch-verified 2026-09-03.