Markdown Converter 📄

A sleek, rapid-prototyped web tool built with Python, Streamlit, and Microsoft's MarkItDown library.

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✨ Features

• Multi-format Support: Convert .pdf, .docx, and .pptx files.
• One-Click Conversion: Simple UI that handles the heavy lifting in the background.
• Instant Preview: Preview your Markdown content directly in the browser before downloading.
• Clean Output: Utilizes Microsoft’s MarkItDown for high-fidelity text extraction.

🛠️ Installation & Local Setup

If you want to run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Denvermax19/Markdown-Converter.git
   cd markdown-converter

2. Install dependencies: This project requires Python 3.9+. Install the necessary packages using the requirements file:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   Note: Ensure your requirements.txt includes streamlit and markitdown[pdf,docx,pptx].

3. Run the application:

   streamlit run app.py

🚀 How to Use

1. Upload: Drag and drop your PDF, Word, or PowerPoint file into the uploader.
2. Convert: Click the "Convert to Markdown" button. The tool will process the file using the MarkItDown engine.
3. Download: Once the conversion is finished, a download button will appear. Click it to save your new .md file.

Upcoming Features

1. Images (OCR and llm based description)
2. Audio (speech transcription)

📦 Dependencies

The tool relies on the following major libraries:

• Streamlit: For the user interface.
• MarkItDown: Microsoft's library for converting various files to Markdown.

🔗 Live Demo

Check out the live tool here: Markdown Converter