Convert Word to Markdown

The converter uses a two-step process. First, it reads the .docx file and extracts its content as HTML, preserving the document structure. Then it converts that HTML into Markdown using rules for headings, bold, italic, links, lists, code blocks, and tables. Both steps run entirely in your browser using JavaScript.

The converter preserves headings (H1 through H6), bold, italic, strikethrough, links, images, ordered and unordered lists (including nested lists), tables, blockquotes, and code formatting. Footnotes and endnotes are also extracted. Some Word-specific formatting like custom fonts, colors, and page layout settings do not have Markdown equivalents and are not included in the output.

No. The conversion happens entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your .docx file is read locally and never sent to any server. You can verify this by disconnecting from the internet before converting your file.

If your source content is already in HTML, use the HTML to Markdown Converter instead. It converts HTML directly to Markdown without the .docx parsing step and also supports converting Markdown back to HTML.

After converting your Word document, you can paste the result into the Markdown Formatter to standardize spacing, fix heading levels, and tidy up list indentation.

Word documents (.docx) contain XML markup, style definitions, and metadata that inflate token counts when passed to large language models. Converting to Markdown strips that overhead, leaving clean plaintext that conveys the same content with fewer tokens. Markdown is also easier for LLMs to parse and reference accurately.