Word to Markdown Converter
Convert Word documents (.docx) to clean Markdown — headings, lists, tables and links preserved — entirely in your browser. Perfect for moving docs into Git, Obsidian or an LLM.
🔒 Your files never leave your device — conversion runs locally in your browser.
How it works
Drop your .docx files
One document or a whole folder of them — each is parsed locally in your browser.
Review the Markdown
Heading styles become #-headings, lists and tables convert cleanly, links survive.
Copy or download
Copy the Markdown to your clipboard, download .md files, or grab a batch as a ZIP.
About the formats
Word — Microsoft Word document (.docx)
DOCX is Microsoft Word's document format — a ZIP archive of XML that stores text with named styles such as Heading 1 and Body. Because the styles are semantic, a well-built .docx keeps its outline in Word's navigation pane and reflows cleanly when edited. It is the format to hand to anyone who works in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice, all of which open it natively.
Markdown — Markdown
Markdown is a plain-text format that marks structure with simple punctuation — # for headings, ** for bold, - for lists. It has become the native output format of the AI era: ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and coding agents all write Markdown, GitHub renders it, and note apps like Obsidian store everything in it. A .md file is just text, which is why it opens in any editor but looks unformatted without a renderer like this one.
Frequently asked questions
Is this safe? Do my files get uploaded?
No upload happens — ever. Converting Word to Markdown runs entirely inside your browser. Your documents never leave your device, nothing is stored on any server, and the tool keeps working if you go offline after the page loads. That's also why there are no file size limits, no queues and no sign-up.
What does the converter preserve from the Word document?
Everything Markdown can express: heading levels (from Word's Heading styles), bold and italic, hyperlinks, bullet and numbered lists, tables, and embedded images (inlined as data URLs you can keep or strip). Word-specific decoration like fonts, colors and margins is deliberately dropped — that's the point of Markdown.
Are .doc files (old Word format) supported?
Only .docx, the format Word has used since 2007. If you have a legacy .doc, open it in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice and save it as .docx first — a one-time step — then convert it here.
What happens to images in the document?
They're carried into the Markdown as embedded data URLs, so the output file is self-contained and renders with images intact. If you'd rather have lean text-only Markdown — usual for LLM ingestion — switch on the Strip images option and each image becomes a short placeholder instead.
What is a Word file?
DOCX is Microsoft Word's document format — a ZIP archive of XML that stores text with named styles such as Heading 1 and Body. Because the styles are semantic, a well-built .docx keeps its outline in Word's navigation pane and reflows cleanly when edited. It is the format to hand to anyone who works in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice, all of which open it natively.
What is a Markdown file?
Markdown is a plain-text format that marks structure with simple punctuation — # for headings, ** for bold, - for lists. It has become the native output format of the AI era: ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and coding agents all write Markdown, GitHub renders it, and note apps like Obsidian store everything in it. A .md file is just text, which is why it opens in any editor but looks unformatted without a renderer like this one.
Can I convert multiple Word documents at once?
Yes — drop in as many files as you like. Because conversion happens on your own computer instead of a server, there is no per-file fee, no daily cap and no waiting in line. Files are processed one after another and you can download results individually or grab everything as a single ZIP.
Is there a file size or quantity limit?
There is no hard limit. Server-based converters cap uploads because your files consume their bandwidth and CPU; here the work happens on your machine, so the only practical limit is your device's memory. Even book-length documents convert in seconds — text is light work for a modern browser.