PDF to Markdown
About this tool
PDF to Markdown — Headings, Lists and Tables Kept
Convert a PDF into clean Markdown with headings, lists, bold and italic text, links and tables — ready for docs, wikis, notes or an AI prompt. Everything runs locally in your browser — no upload, no sign-up, no watermark and no file size limit.
Structure From the Layout
Headings are inferred from font size and weight, bullet and numbered lists become Markdown lists, and bold and italic words keep their emphasis.
Tables and Links
Clearly tabular rows become Markdown tables, and link annotations become real Markdown links around the words they cover.
Ready for Wikis and AI Prompts
The output leaves out page headers, footers and broken line ends, so it pastes cleanly into Obsidian, Notion, GitHub or a chat prompt.
How to use it
- Drop a PDF. The tool opens with Markdown selected.
- Tick Mark where each page starts if you want page comments in the output, and keep OCR on for scanned pages.
- Click Extract text and check the Markdown preview.
- Copy it or download the .md file.
Frequently asked questions
Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. Toolula processes the document inside your browser tab with pdf-lib and WebAssembly, so the file never leaves your device.
How are headings detected?
Text set larger than the body text becomes a heading, the largest size first; short bold lines become the lowest heading level. A PDF that sets its headings in the body size keeps them as bold paragraphs.
Are images included?
No. The Markdown contains the text, lists, tables and links. Use Extract Images to save the pictures of the PDF separately.
Is it really free?
Yes. You can use every Toolula PDF tool for free, without an account. The free plan has fair-use limits; Toolula Pro, an optional plan, raises them and adds advanced features.