Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.
Convert documents and files to Markdown using markitdown. Use when converting PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls), HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, images (with EXIF/OCR), audio (with transcription), ZIP archives, YouTube URLs, or EPubs to Markdown format for LLM processing or text analysis.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Convert files to Markdown using uvx markitdown โ no installation required.
# Convert to stdout uvx markitdown input.pdf # Save to file uvx markitdown input.pdf -o output.md uvx markitdown input.docx > output.md # From stdin cat input.pdf | uvx markitdown
Documents: PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), Excel (.xlsx, .xls) Web/Data: HTML, CSV, JSON, XML Media: Images (EXIF + OCR), Audio (EXIF + transcription) Other: ZIP (iterates contents), YouTube URLs, EPub
-o OUTPUT # Output file -x EXTENSION # Hint file extension (for stdin) -m MIME_TYPE # Hint MIME type -c CHARSET # Hint charset (e.g., UTF-8) -d # Use Azure Document Intelligence -e ENDPOINT # Document Intelligence endpoint --use-plugins # Enable 3rd-party plugins --list-plugins # Show installed plugins
# Convert Word document uvx markitdown report.docx -o report.md # Convert Excel spreadsheet uvx markitdown data.xlsx > data.md # Convert PowerPoint presentation uvx markitdown slides.pptx -o slides.md # Convert with file type hint (for stdin) cat document | uvx markitdown -x .pdf > output.md # Use Azure Document Intelligence for better PDF extraction uvx markitdown scan.pdf -d -e "https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com/"
Output preserves document structure: headings, tables, lists, links First run caches dependencies; subsequent runs are faster For complex PDFs with poor extraction, use -d with Azure Document Intelligence
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