How do I install the PDF To Markdown skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add thangchung/pdf-to-markdown in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the PDF To Markdown skill do?

Converts PDF files to Markdown using Microsoft's markitdown package. Use this skill when the user asks to convert a PDF to Markdown, extract text from a PDF, or read/parse PDF content. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is PDF To Markdown safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with PDF To Markdown?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is PDF To Markdown free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published PDF To Markdown?

thangchung (@thangchung) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

PDF To Markdown by thangchung — Agent Skill

Name: PDF To Markdown
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: thangchung

File contents

PDF to Markdown Conversion

This skill converts PDF files to Markdown format using Microsoft's markitdown package.

When to use

User asks to convert a PDF to Markdown
User wants to extract text content from a PDF
User needs to read or parse a PDF document
User asks to summarize or analyze a PDF file

How to use

Use uvx to run markitdown directly. Pick the dependency group matching the file type:

File type	Dependency group
PDF	`pdf`
PowerPoint	`pptx`
Word	`docx`
Excel (.xlsx)	`xlsx`
Excel (.xls)	`xls`

uvx 'markitdown[pdf]' <path-to-file> -o output.md

Or install all optional dependencies at once:

uvx 'markitdown[all]' <path-to-file> -o output.md

Examples

uvx 'markitdown[pdf]' report.pdf -o report.md
uvx 'markitdown[pptx]' slides.pptx -o slides.md
uvx 'markitdown[docx]' document.docx -o document.md

Output

If you were asked to save the output to a specific file, save it to the requested file using -o.
If no output file was specified, use the source filename with a .md suffix.

Frequently asked questions

PDF To Markdown