- Browser-only
- No file uploads
- Rust WASM engine
- Free · no signup
Why convert PDFs here
Blazing-fast local parse
Powered by Firecrawl’s open-source pdf-inspector (Rust → WebAssembly). Text PDFs convert in milliseconds — not seconds of OCR.
Zero uploads
Your PDF never leaves the device. Classification and Markdown conversion run entirely in the browser.
Tables & reading order
Rectangle and heuristic table detection, multi-column layouts, and structured headings for clean Markdown.
Smart page classification
Knows text-based vs scanned vs mixed in ~20ms and lists exact pages that would need OCR.
Agent-ready Markdown
Headings, lists, code blocks, bold/italic, and links preserved for RAG, agents, and documentation workflows.
Free & unlimited
No account, watermarks, or daily caps. Convert as many native PDFs as you need.
How to convert PDF to Markdown
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Upload a PDF
Drag and drop a PDF or browse from your device. Files stay local — nothing is uploaded.
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Auto-classify & extract
The engine classifies each page and converts native text to structured Markdown with tables and reading order.
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Copy or download
Preview the result, copy Markdown, or download a .md file for docs, blogs, or AI pipelines.
Fast PDF to Markdown without the OCR tax
Classify first, OCR only when needed
Most online converters either OCR every page (slow and expensive) or dump raw PDF text with broken order. This tool uses Firecrawl’s pdf-inspector engine to classify each PDF in about 20ms — text-based, scanned, image-based, or mixed — then extracts structured Markdown only from native text. Around half of real-world PDFs never need OCR at all.
What you get in the Markdown
Headings (H1–H4 by font tiers), bullet and numbered lists, monospace code blocks, bold/italic, URL links, multi-column reading order, and dual-mode tables (drawing rectangles + alignment heuristics). Optional compact mode collapses padding for lower token counts in agent workflows.
Privacy by design
Parsing runs fully in your browser via WebAssembly. Encrypted PDFs can be unlocked with a password that never leaves the tab. Scanned pages are labeled honestly so you know when a separate OCR step is required — we never pretend to invent text from images.
Popular use cases
AI & RAG pipelines
Turn reports and papers into clean Markdown tokens without sending every page through OCR.
Research & notes
Extract readable structure from academic PDFs and save as Markdown for Zettelkasten or wikis.
Invoices & finance tables
Preserve table grids from financial PDFs for spreadsheets, audits, and bookkeeping workflows.
Documentation migration
Convert exported manuals and handbooks into editable Markdown for static sites and knowledge bases.