Word to Markdown
Convert a Word (.docx) document into Markdown. Images are embedded, Word lists become nested lists, and tables become GFM tables.
Example
Heading 1: Proposal
Body: We propose a fixed-price engagement.# Proposal
We propose a **fixed-price** engagement.What it keeps
- Heading 1 to 6 and Title styles become # headings
- Numbered and bulleted Word lists become nested ordered and bullet lists
- Tables become GFM tables, with merged cells spread across the grid
- Images are embedded as data URIs
- Hyperlinks keep their URLs
- Footnotes and endnotes become [^n] footnotes
- Bold, italic, strikethrough, superscript, subscript and monospace code
- Quote styles become blockquotes and code styles become code blocks
Where it struggles
- EMF, WMF and TIFF images and very large images are written as a media/ path
- Comments, headers and footers are left out
- Tracked changes appear as if accepted
- Legacy .doc files need re-saving as .docx first
Frequently asked questions
Which Word formats work?
Modern .docx files. If you have a legacy .doc, open it in Word and re-save as .docx first.
Does it keep my images and tables?
Yes. Images are embedded in the Markdown as data URIs, and tables become GFM tables, including merged cells. EMF, WMF and TIFF images and very large images are written as a media/ path instead.
Is the document uploaded anywhere?
No. The .docx is unzipped and read entirely inside your browser.