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    Markitdown

    Wednesday, July 16, 2025 less than 1 minute read

    This looks like a handy package for converting documents (PDF, .docx, .pptx, and more) to .md. There’s also a MCP server so you can use it with your LLM.

    To install as a uv tool:

    uv tool install markitdown --with 'markitdown[all]'  
    
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    Tags: link, markdown, MCP

    Categories: Blog

    Updated: Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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