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Markdown is the language of wikis, developer documentation, static site generators and note apps like Obsidian or Notion. Anyone wanting to bring a text from Word there otherwise fights copy-and-paste cruft. This tool takes your .docx file and produces clean Markdown: headings become #, bold becomes **text**, italics become *text*, bullet points become dash lists, numbered lists, links, tables and quotes. The result can be pasted straight into a repository, a wiki or a Markdown editor.
Behind the scenes the mammoth library reads your document structure from the Word styles and translates it into semantic HTML, which is then converted into CommonMark Markdown. Unlike the built-in Markdown export of some tools, not every period and dash is mangled with backslashes - you get readable, tidy Markdown. Nested lists are indented correctly, tables are written as pipe tables.
Everything runs entirely locally in the browser - your document never leaves your device, which is decisive for contracts, manuscripts or internal notes. Honestly framed: the text structure is carried over. Embedded images are written into the Markdown as a data URI (technically correct, but long lines); complex Word quirks like text boxes, columns, headers and footers or exact fonts do not belong to Markdown and are omitted. Only the modern .docx format is read, not the old .doc.
Specifications
Specifications
Input formats
DOCX
Output format
MD
Batch processing
No
Processing
Locally in your browser (JavaScript)
File upload
None
In 3 steps
Drop your Word file (.docx).
The conversion runs automatically.
Download the Markdown (.md).
Limitations:Converts .docx (Word) into CommonMark Markdown (headings, bold/italic, ordered and unordered lists incl. nesting, links, pipe tables, quotes). Images are embedded as a data URI. The structure is mapped via Word styles, not the pixel-exact layout (text boxes, columns, headers/footers, fonts are omitted). Only .docx (not .doc). Invalid files are rejected with a clear message.
FAQ
What is DOCX to Markdown good for?
To bring Word texts into wikis, Git repositories, static sites or note apps (Obsidian, Notion) that use Markdown.
Is my Markdown mangled with backslashes?
No. Unlike some built-in exports, this tool produces clean, readable Markdown without unnecessary escapes.
Are tables and nested lists supported?
Yes, tables are written as pipe tables and nested lists are indented correctly.
Are old .doc files supported?
No, only the modern .docx format. Open a .doc in Word first and save it as .docx.
Is my document uploaded?
No, the conversion happens entirely locally in the browser; the document never leaves your device.