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PDF to Markdown, free and instant

Drop in a PDF, Word or Excel file and get clean Markdown back, ready for ChatGPT, Claude, a docs site or a RAG pipeline. Converted in memory; nothing is kept.

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Why convert PDFs to Markdown

Markdown keeps a document’s structure in plain text, which is what language models and static-site generators read best.

Structure kept

Headings, lists, tables and links come out as Markdown, not one long paragraph.

Fewer tokens for LLMs

Markdown carries the meaning of a PDF in far less text than its raw extraction, so more of it fits in a prompt.

Office files too

DOCX, DOC, XLSX, XLS, ODT and RTF convert the same way, up to 10 MB.

Scans need OCR

If a PDF is a scan with no text layer, the tool says so; OCR runs in your free account.

Private by design

The file is converted in memory and dropped. It is never stored or used for training.

Keep going in the console

Upload hundreds of files into a knowledge base and search them by keyword or meaning.

How to convert a PDF to Markdown

  1. 01 / 03

    Choose your file

    Pick a PDF or office file up to 10 MB.

  2. 02 / 03

    Click Convert file

    The text layer is parsed into Markdown with headings, lists and tables.

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    Copy or download

    Read the preview here; sign in free for the full document and a .md download.

Convert PDFs in bulk with the API

The same conversion, plus OCR and a quality audit, for as many files as you need.

curl -X POST https://crawl.sarv.com/api/jobs/upload \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "kb_id=kb_abc123" \
  -F "file=@./report.pdf"
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Questions

Is this PDF to Markdown converter free?

Yes. Anyone can convert a file and see a preview; a free account shows the whole document and adds downloads, with no card.

Is my PDF stored?

No. The free tool converts the file in memory and keeps nothing. It is never used to train models.

Why does my PDF come back empty?

It is probably a scan: an image of text with no text layer. That needs OCR, which runs on uploads in a free account.

How big a file can I convert?

Up to 10 MB in the free tool. Through the API and console, larger files and batches are fine.

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