Step 1: Supply your Word files using the button above or by haul and lay.
Step 2: Click the 'Convert' button to start the conversion.
Step 3: Get your converted Markdown files.
Word to Markdown Conversion FAQ
What does the WORD to MARKDOWN converter do?
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It converts a WORD file into MARKDOWN format.
Will the data inside my WORD be preserved when converting to MARKDOWN?
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Yes — the content is mapped to the MARKDOWN equivalent. Format-specific extras that MARKDOWN does not represent natively are omitted rather than corrupted.
Is the WORD to MARKDOWN conversion reversible?
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You can convert the MARKDOWN back to WORD on this site. If either format involved is lossy, the round-trip is not bit-perfect even though it is visually or audibly close.
What output quality should I expect from WORD to MARKDOWN?
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Default settings target broadcast / web quality — visually identical to the source for most viewers. For archival use, pick the highest quality option in the converter settings.
What exactly survives when WORD becomes MARKDOWN?
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The words, and nothing else. MARKDOWN stores characters and line breaks, so bold, italics, headings, fonts, colours, tables, images, headers and footers are all discarded — not degraded, removed. That is the correct outcome when you want the text for indexing, diffing or scripting, and the wrong one if the formatting carried meaning. The long form is what Jekyll, Hugo and several documentation pipelines look for by default, so it fits straight into those builds. It inherits every Markdown ambiguity — dialect differences around tables, footnotes and raw HTML — with no benefit over .md.
Will the MARKDOWN open directly in a browser?
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Yes, and the WORD would not have. Browsers ship a decoder for MARKDOWN and none for WORD, so a WORD link forces a download while a MARKDOWN renders inline. That is usually the deciding factor when the file is going onto a web page rather than into an application.
Is there a file-size limit when converting WORD to MARKDOWN?
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Free conversions have a size limit per file, set by the type of file, and the page tells you when a file is over it. A paid plan removes that limit, so much larger files can be converted.
Can I batch-convert several WORD files to MARKDOWN at once?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
What happens to my WORD files after the conversion?
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Uploaded files are processed on our own conversion servers, nobody looks at them, and they are not shared. The upload and the converted file are both deleted automatically about 24 hours after the conversion, which leaves time to download the result. See /privacy/ for the full policy.
Do I need to install software to convert WORD to MARKDOWN?
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No. The converter runs entirely in your browser plus our cloud — no plugin, no install, no admin rights. It works on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, iOS, and Android.
Do I need an account to convert WORD to MARKDOWN?
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Yes. One conversion an hour is free, with no account needed, for a file within the free size limit. A paid plan removes the hourly limit and the size limit, and lets you add several files to one job.
Is there an API for WORD to MARKDOWN conversion?
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Yes. Every conversion this site offers is also exposed via a JSON API — see /api/ for endpoints, authentication, and rate limits. WORD to MARKDOWN is one of the supported pairs.
