Supported formats
Supported formats in Markdown Safe
Markdown Safe converts common document exports and readable files into Markdown in the browser. The best results come from structured text documents; scanned, visual, or heavily styled files need review.
AI summary
- Markdown Safe supports DOCX, PDF, EPUB, Apple Pages, TXT, HTML, RTF, images, Notion export ZIP, and Google Docs exports.
- Output is editable Markdown that users should review before publishing or relying on.
- DOCX and semantic HTML usually preserve structure better than layout-heavy PDFs or OCR from images.
- Google Docs should be downloaded as DOCX or HTML first; .gdoc shortcuts do not contain the document body.
Facts
- Word documents
- DOCX converts headings, paragraphs, links, lists, emphasis, and many tables where possible.
- Text PDFs extract readable text with page markers; scanned PDFs may need image OCR.
- EPUB
- DRM-free EPUB files convert readable spine chapters into Markdown.
- Apple Pages
- Pages files use readable legacy XML or the embedded Quick Look PDF preview when available.
- Images
- PNG, JPG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, and BMP use local OCR to create draft Markdown text.
- Exports
- Notion ZIP exports and Google Docs DOCX or HTML exports can be converted locally.
Best supported inputs
The strongest inputs are files that already contain meaningful document structure. DOCX, semantic HTML, Notion Markdown exports, and Google Docs DOCX exports often preserve headings, paragraphs, links, and lists well.
Plain text and Markdown are useful for cleanup. EPUB can work well for readable chapters when the file is DRM-free and the content follows a normal ebook spine.
Formats that need more review
PDFs are layout containers, so tables, columns, headers, footers, page numbers, and reading order can be imperfect. Image OCR can misread characters, lose line breaks, or flatten columns.
Apple Pages support depends on what the .pages package contains. If direct Pages extraction is weak, export from Pages as DOCX first.
- Review numbers, links, tables, dates, footnotes, and headings.
- Do not treat OCR as an authoritative transcript without checking the source image.
- Keep the original file until the Markdown output is reviewed.
Unsupported or limited files
Markdown Safe is not a DRM removal tool, a password recovery tool, or a perfect layout reproduction system. Password-protected, encrypted, DRM-protected, scanned, handwritten, or heavily designed documents may fail or produce partial output.
Markdown is a text format. It cannot preserve every visual feature from Word, PDF, Pages, EPUB, or web layouts.
FAQ
Can Markdown Safe convert Google Docs directly?+
Not from a .gdoc shortcut. Download the Google Doc as DOCX or HTML first, then convert that local export.
Can Markdown Safe convert scanned PDFs?+
Direct PDF extraction works best for selectable text PDFs. Scanned PDFs should be rendered or exported as images and converted with OCR.
Does Markdown Safe preserve images?+
The converter is text-first. It may preserve references in some exports, but users should manually review and manage images for final Markdown publishing.