PDF to Markdown
Use the PDF-to-Markdown command-line interface (CLI) to convert PDFs to Markdown or plain text on your computer.
Choose a conversion mode based on your document:
- Use Standard for text-based PDFs.
- Use Vision for scans, handwriting, formulas, and complex layouts.
For supported platforms, pricing, and signup, refer to the CLI overview and pricing page.
To convert PDFs through a hosted API, refer to the PDF-to-Markdown API overview page.
The CLI keeps your documents on your computer. It reports usage details, such as conversion mode and page count, but doesn’t send file names, file paths, document contents, or output.
Choose a command
Select a command to convert documents, search extracted text, or sign in:
Create Markdown with headings, lists, tables, and reading order.
Create plain text while preserving columns and spacing.
Search an extracted file and return relevant passages.
Sign in, check your plan, or sign out.
Standard and Vision
Standard conversion is free, requires no account, and doesn’t use Vision pages. Standard works offline unless you use an API key. For details, refer to the work offline section of the getting started guide.
Vision handles scanned pages, handwriting, formulas, and complex tables. Each input page uses one Vision page from your monthly allowance. Failed conversions don’t use Vision pages.
For Vision, sign in with a Nutrient account, API key, or Nutrient CLI license key.
The query command is free.