microsoft/markitdown

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Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

About microsoft/markitdown

MarkItDown is a lightweight Python utility for converting various files to Markdown for use with LLMs and related text analysis pipelines. To this end, it is most comparable to textract, but with a focus on preserving important document structure and content as Markdown (including: headings, lists, tables, links, etc.) While the output is often reasonably presentable and human-friendly, it is meant to be consumed by text analysis tools -- and may not be the best option for high-fidelity document conversions for human consumption. Markdown is…

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microsoft/markitdown growth signals this week

• Gained 3,121 stars in the last 7 days
• Growing 1.5x faster than the previous week
• 624x the median weekly star growth of its category

Growth score: 51/100 week of 2026-07-20

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Is microsoft/markitdown still maintained?

Yes — actively maintained. The last push was on 2026-07-17, with 80 contributors.

Is microsoft/markitdown growing?

It is stable this week, with a growth score of 51/100. See the weekly history above.

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Tracked since 2026-06-10 · data as of 2026-07-19 · 810 open issues · 19 releases