Convert DOCX to Markdown
Word documents to clean Markdown — right in your browser.
No upload: your DOCX files stay on your device
The entire conversion runs locally in your browser — there is no upload, no server and no registration. Confidential contracts, internal specifications or unpublished drafts are safe to convert.
A DOCX file is technically a ZIP container full of XML — convenient for writing in Microsoft Word, but awkward for everything that comes after: version control with Git, technical documentation, wikis, or AI processing. In those places Markdown is the de-facto standard: plain text with lightweight formatting that every editor, repository and language model understands.
This converter turns DOCX into Markdown with minimal loss: heading styles become #-headings, bold and italic formatting is preserved, lists and links carry over. Tables are converted to Markdown pipe tables, and embedded images are extracted as files and saved together with the .md file as a ZIP when you download — with working relative links.
Working from a PDF instead? Use the converter for PDF to Markdown, which detects headings based on font size. You can also skip files entirely: copy formatted text from Word or Google Docs and paste it straight into the converter above with Ctrl+V.
Why convert DOCX to Markdown?
AI workflows: documents as LLM context
Language models like ChatGPT or Claude work most reliably with structured plain text. A converted DOCX file delivers exactly that: the heading hierarchy, lists and tables survive as Markdown structure, while XML noise and hidden formatting disappear — ideal as context for prompts, knowledge bases or RAG pipelines.
Technical documentation & Git
Markdown files can be versioned, diffed and reviewed like code. If you migrate specifications, manuals or READMEs out of Word templates, the conversion gives you documents that work natively in GitHub, GitLab and any code editor.
Publishing with static site generators
Hugo, Jekyll, Astro and Docusaurus build websites directly from Markdown files. Converted DOCX content — including the extracted images in the media folder — can be published as blog posts or documentation pages without reformatting.
How to convert a DOCX file to Markdown
- Drag your .docx file into the box above — or click to select it. Multiple files at once are supported.
- Conversion starts automatically. The preview shows the rendered result; in the Markdown tab you can edit the text directly.
- Download the result as an .md file (as a ZIP if it contains images) or copy it to the clipboard with one click.
DOCX conversion questions
Are tables from the DOCX file preserved?
Yes. When converting DOCX to Markdown, Word tables are turned into Markdown pipe tables with a header and separator row, ready to use in GitHub, wikis or any editor. Very complex tables with merged cells are simplified, because Markdown tables themselves cannot represent merged cells.
What happens to images in the document?
Embedded images are extracted as separate files during DOCX conversion and referenced in the Markdown with relative links (media/image-1.png) — not embedded as bloated Base64 data. The download is a ZIP file containing the .md file and a media folder; after unpacking, all image references work immediately.
Do .doc files (the old Word format) work?
No, the old binary .doc format from Word versions before 2007 is not supported. The fix is simple: open the file in Word or LibreOffice and use "Save as" to store it as .docx. After that, it converts to Markdown here as usual.
How large can files be?
Up to 200 MB per DOCX file, and you can convert several files at once. Since all processing happens locally in your browser, speed depends on your device — there is no server limit and no queue.