markitdown (open source, runs on your computer)

Turn a PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel file into Markdown text an AI can read

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. Open source on GitHub under MIT. It runs on the person's own computer: run_tool hands back how to get it and run it.

What it asks for

  • input (Optional, words): The file or web address on the person's computer to work on, put where {input} is in the command
  • output (Optional, words): Where the result goes on the person's computer, put where {output} is in the command

Use it from your AI

Connect the AI you already use to Trillion once. Then ask in your own words; your AI finds this tool by what it does and runs it.

Say to your AI: “Use Trillion to turn a PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel file into Markdown text an AI can read”

What your AI calls: run_tool {"tool_id":"tool:github:microsoft-markitdown"}