Word to Markdown Converter
Convert .docx to .md in your browser — free, no upload, no signup
Want to read the result properly? Drop the .md file into the free online viewer, or open it straight from Finder with MDViewer for Mac — tables, code highlighting and Mermaid diagrams included.
How to Convert Word to Markdown
- Click Choose a .docx file or drag your Word document onto the box above.
- The Markdown appears in the output box a moment later. You can edit it right there.
- Click Copy to paste it elsewhere, or Download .md to save it as a file.
Works with documents saved from Microsoft Word, Google Docs (File → Download → .docx), Pages and LibreOffice.
What Gets Converted
| Word | Markdown |
|---|---|
| Heading 1–6 styles | # to ###### |
| Bold, italic, strikethrough | **bold**, _italic_, ~~strike~~ |
| Bulleted and numbered lists | - and 1. lists, including nesting |
| Hyperlinks | [text](url) |
| Tables | GitHub-style pipe tables |
| Footnotes | Numbered list at the end of the document |
| Images | Skipped, or embedded as base64 with Keep images |
Fonts, colors, page layout, comments and tracked changes have no Markdown equivalent and are dropped. Tables with merged cells are flattened.
FAQ
Is my Word document uploaded anywhere?
No. The .docx file is read and converted by JavaScript in your browser tab. It is never sent to a server.
Can I convert old .doc files?
Only .docx is supported. Open the .doc file in Word, Pages or LibreOffice and save it as .docx first.
What happens to images in the document?
By default images are left out to keep the Markdown readable. Enable Keep images to embed them as base64 data URLs inside the .md file.
Why does my heading come out as bold text?
Headings are detected from Word’s built-in Heading 1–6 styles. Text that was only made big or bold manually is converted as a regular or bold paragraph.