Word to Markdown
Convert a .docx or .doc file into clean Markdown for your notes, wiki or repo. Nothing is uploaded.
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Conversion runs on anydoc, an open-source (MIT) engine compiled to WebAssembly. It runs inside your browser, so the file is never uploaded. The engine is about 6.5 MB and is downloaded once, then cached.
How it works
This tool turns a Word document into GitHub-Flavored Markdown. Heading styles become # levels, so an outline built with Heading 1 and Heading 2 in Word arrives as a real Markdown hierarchy. Tables become Markdown tables, bulleted and numbered lists keep their nesting and numbering, bold and italic runs survive, and footnotes and endnotes are carried over as Markdown footnote references.
It reads both the modern .docx format and legacy binary .doc files. The conversion engine is anydoc, an open-source (MIT) Rust library compiled to WebAssembly, so the document is parsed inside your browser tab rather than on a server. The engine downloads once — around 6.5 MB — and is then cached; conversions themselves usually finish in milliseconds.
Nothing is uploaded, so drafts, contracts, manuscripts and internal memos stay on your machine. There's no account, no watermark and no page limit. Embedded images aren't written into the .md file — Markdown is plain text and has nowhere to store them — so they appear as alt text. Password-protected documents need their password removed first.
Frequently asked questions
Does it keep Word's heading structure?
Yes, when the document uses Word's built-in heading styles. Heading 1 becomes #, Heading 2 becomes ##, and so on. Text that only looks like a heading because someone made it big and bold has no style information to read, so it converts as an ordinary paragraph.
What happens to tracked changes and comments?
The converted Markdown reflects the document's current text. Comments and revision marks are review metadata rather than content, so they aren't carried into the .md file. Accept or reject changes in Word first if you want a specific version.
Can it convert old .doc files?
Yes. The legacy binary .doc format is supported alongside .docx, so you don't need to open and re-save old documents in Word first.