Word to Markdown
Upload a .docx file, or copy content from Microsoft Word and paste it directly into this tool — either way, formatting clutter is cleaned up automatically and clean Markdown comes out on the right.
Runs entirely in your browser — files never leave your device.
How it works
- 01Click "Upload .docx" and pick your Word file — or open the document in Word and select the content you want to convert.
- 02If pasting: copy it (Ctrl+C / Cmd+C), then click into the left pane here and paste (Ctrl+V / Cmd+V).
- 03Word's mso- styles, <o:p> tags, and empty spans are stripped automatically before conversion.
- 04Copy or download the resulting Markdown from the right pane.
Frequently asked questions
Is this Word to Markdown converter free?
Yes, with no account or limits. Both the .docx upload and the paste pipeline run client-side using open-source libraries (mammoth and turndown).
Does my document get uploaded anywhere?
No. Whether you upload a .docx file or paste content, everything is read and converted directly in your browser's JavaScript engine — nothing is sent to a server, and the file never leaves your device.
How do I convert a .docx file to Markdown?
Click "Upload .docx" in the toolbar above and choose your file — it converts immediately. Prefer copy-paste instead? Open the .docx in Microsoft Word, Word Online, Google Docs, or LibreOffice, select all the content (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A), copy it, then paste into the left pane above.
Can I upload an old .doc file?
Not directly — the legacy binary .doc format can't be parsed safely in the browser. Save it as .docx from Word (File → Save As → Word Document (.docx)) and upload that, or paste the content into the left pane instead.
Why does pasted Word content look messy before converting?
Word's clipboard HTML is intentionally verbose (mso- prefixed styles, <o:p> paragraph markers, empty formatting spans) to preserve exact appearance in other Office apps. This tool strips that clutter automatically — you only see the cleaned-up result in the Markdown pane.
Will bullet/numbered lists convert correctly?
Yes for single-level lists. Word encodes list items as numbered/bulleted paragraphs with mso-list metadata rather than real HTML <ul>/<ol> markup; the cleanup step detects that pattern and rebuilds a real list before conversion. Multi-level nested Word lists are currently flattened to one level rather than fully reconstructed.
Related tools
Docx to Markdown
Click “Upload .docx” above and pick your file to convert it directly — no need to open it in Word first. The upload runs entirely in your browser (via the open-source mammoth library), so the file never leaves your device. Prefer copy-paste? Open the .docx in Microsoft Word, Word Online, Google Docs, or LibreOffice, select all the content, copy it, and paste it into the tool above — both paths produce the same clean Markdown. Legacy binary .docfiles aren’t supported for direct upload (save as .docx first); paste still works for those.