What is Markdownify

Markdownify is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to convert various file types and web content into Markdown format, making it easy to read and share.

Use cases

Use cases for markdownify-mcp include transforming academic papers, presentations, and multimedia content into Markdown for easy sharing and collaboration, as well as extracting content from web pages and search results for documentation purposes.

How to use

To use markdownify-mcp, clone the repository, install dependencies using ‘pnpm install’, build the project with ‘pnpm run build’, and start the server with ‘pnpm start’. For desktop app integration, configure the server settings in your app’s configuration file.

Key features

Key features include converting PDFs, images, audio files, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and web content such as YouTube video transcripts and Bing search results into Markdown format. It also allows retrieval of existing Markdown files.

Where to use

Markdownify MCP Server

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Markdownify is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that converts various file types and web content to Markdown format. It provides a set of tools to transform PDFs, images, audio files, web pages, and more into easily readable and shareable Markdown text.

Features

• Convert multiple file types to Markdown:
  • PDF
  • Images
  • Audio (with transcription)
  • DOCX
  • XLSX
  • PPTX
• Convert web content to Markdown:
  • YouTube video transcripts
  • Bing search results
  • General web pages
• Retrieve existing Markdown files

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository
2. Install dependencies:

   pnpm install
   

Note: this will also install uv and related Python depdencies.

3. Build the project:

   pnpm run build
   

4. Start the server:

   pnpm start
   

Development

• Use pnpm run dev to start the TypeScript compiler in watch mode
• Modify src/server.ts to customize server behavior
• Add or modify tools in src/tools.ts

Usage with Desktop App

To integrate this server with a desktop app, add the following to your app’s server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "{ABSOLUTE PATH TO FILE HERE}/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        // By default, the server will use the default install location of `uv`
        "UV_PATH": "/path/to/uv"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

• youtube-to-markdown: Convert YouTube videos to Markdown

• pdf-to-markdown: Convert PDF files to Markdown

• bing-search-to-markdown: Convert Bing search results to Markdown

• webpage-to-markdown: Convert web pages to Markdown

• image-to-markdown: Convert images to Markdown with metadata

• audio-to-markdown: Convert audio files to Markdown with transcription

• docx-to-markdown: Convert DOCX files to Markdown

• xlsx-to-markdown: Convert XLSX files to Markdown

• pptx-to-markdown: Convert PPTX files to Markdown

• get-markdown-file: Retrieve an existing Markdown file. File extension must end with: *.md, *.markdown.

  OPTIONAL: set MD_SHARE_DIR env var to restrict the directory from which files can be retrieved, e.g. MD_SHARE_DIR=[SOME_PATH] pnpm run start

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.