Description

# MarkItDown > [!IMPORTANT] > MarkItDown is a Python package and command-line utility for converting various files to Markdown (e.g., for indexing, text analysis, etc). > > For more information, and full documentation, see the project [README.md](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown) on GitHub. ## Installation From PyPI: ```bash pip install markitdown[all] ``` From source: ```bash git clone git@github.com:microsoft/markitdown.git cd markitdown pip install -e packages/markitdown[all] ``` ## Usage ### Command-Line ```bash markitdown path-to-file.pdf > document.md ``` ### Python API ```python from markitdown import MarkItDown md = MarkItDown() result = md.convert("test.xlsx") print(result.text_content) ``` ### More Information For more information, and full documentation, see the project [README.md](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown) on GitHub. ## Trademarks This project may contain trademarks or logos for projects, products, or services. Authorized use of Microsoft trademarks or logos is subject to and must follow [Microsoft's Trademark & Brand Guidelines](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/trademarks/usage/general). Use of Microsoft trademarks or logos in modified versions of this project must not cause confusion or imply Microsoft sponsorship. Any use of third-party trademarks or logos are subject to those third-party's policies.