Convert any PDF into clean, structured Markdown for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, and RAG. Preserves headings, tables, and layout, not flattened OCR text. Powered by Docling.
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Docling preserves heading hierarchy, lists, code blocks, and reading order, so the LLM receives the document's structure.
Get | column | rows |, not jumbled OCR text. Useful for financial filings, research, and specs.
See per-section token counts for Claude 200k, GPT-5.1 400k, and Gemini 1M before you paste, so you can stay within the context window.
How to convert PDF to Markdown
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop a file up to 200 MB. ZIP folders supported on every plan.
DocDigest parses it
Docling extracts headings, tables, and layout while a tokenizer measures fit for your target model.
Copy or download .md
Get a single Markdown file with source headers, token counts, and parse warnings.
Before and after
10-K Annual Report Acme Inc. Item 1.Business Acme Inc. designs and manufactures... Item 7. MD&A Segment FY24 FY23 Hardware1.2B 0.9B Services 480M 410M
# 10-K Annual Report - Acme Inc.> source: 10-K_FY24.pdf## Item 1. BusinessAcme Inc. designs and manufactures...## Item 7. MD&A| Segment | FY24 | FY23 || -------- | ----- | ----- || Hardware | $1.2B | $0.9B || Services | $480M | $410M |
How do I convert a PDF to Markdown?
Upload your PDF, and DocDigest parses it with Docling - a layout-aware engine that preserves headings, paragraphs, tables, and code blocks. You get a single .md file ready to paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or a RAG pipeline.
Why convert PDF to Markdown for LLMs?
PDFs are designed for printing, not for token-efficient prompting. Markdown is compact, preserves structure with simple syntax, and tokenizes far more predictably across Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini, giving you more useful context per token.
Does it handle tables and scanned PDFs?
Yes. Tables come out as Markdown grids, not flattened OCR text. Scanned PDFs are supported through the OCR option, included on every plan.
Is the free converter limited?
The free tier covers most one-off conversions (200 pages / month). Need more volume? See the Pro and Business plans.
How accurate is the conversion?
DocDigest uses IBM's Docling, a layout-aware document parsing engine. Headings, lists, tables, and code blocks are preserved with higher fidelity than copy-paste from a PDF viewer or a plain pdf2txt extraction.
DocDigest compiles entire folders, ZIPs, and mixed PDF/DOCX/Markdown sets into one token-aware digest.