PDF to Markdown

Convert PDF to Markdown using local processing. No external API calls.

PDF to Markdown Converter

Convert PDF documents to clean Markdown format using local processing only.

Quick Start

bash

python scripts/pdf2md.py input.pdf output.md

Features

• Local Processing: No API calls, no network requests
• Smart Formatting: Auto-detect headers and lists
• Clean Output: Properly formatted Markdown

Requirements

bash

pip install pdfplumber

Usage

bash

# Basic usage
python scripts/pdf2md.py document.pdf

# Specify output file
python scripts/pdf2md.py document.pdf output.md

How It Works

1. Extracts text from PDF using pdfplumber
2. Cleans up formatting issues
3. Detects headers and lists
4. Outputs clean Markdown

Metadata

yaml

metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      bins: ["python3"]
      pypi: ["pdfplumber"]
    permissions:
      - "file:read"
      - "file:write"
    behavior:
      network: none
      telemetry: none
      description: "Converts PDF to Markdown using local pdfplumber. No network requests."