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INPUT

Q4_Report.pdf

PDF Document · 2.4 MB

converting with RawMark

OUTPUT ✓ ready

# Q4 2024 — Financial Summary

## Revenue Overview

Total revenue reached **$4.2M**,
up **23% YoY**.

## Key Highlights

- Retention at **94%**
- **3 new product lines**
- Expanded to **5 markets**▌

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How it works

Drop your file

PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML or TXT — drag & drop or click to browse. Up to 20 MB, up to 20 files at once.

We convert it

Microsoft's MarkItDown engine runs server-side, preserving headers, tables, lists and formatting exactly as structured Markdown.

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Get your .md file instantly. Converting multiple files? Download everything as a single ZIP archive in one click.

The MarkItDown alternative that runs in your browser

Microsoft's MarkItDown is a powerful open-source tool — but it requires Python, a local environment, and command-line setup. If you're looking for MarkItDown alternatives that work instantly in the browser, here's how the main options compare:

Tool	Setup required	Formats	Best for
RawMark ✓	None — browser only	PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML, TXT	RAG pipelines, LLM prep, teams
MarkItDown (Microsoft)	Python + pip install	PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, images	Developers with Python env
Pandoc	CLI install required	40+ formats (text-focused)	Document format conversion
Docling (IBM)	Python + heavy deps	PDF, DOCX, PPTX (layout-aware)	Complex PDF layouts, tables
markdownify	Python library	HTML only	Web scraping to Markdown

RawMark is a hosted MarkItDown alternative that requires zero installation: open the page, drop your file, get clean Markdown — ready for embeddings, vector databases, and LLM context windows. No Python environment, no Docker, no API key to configure.

Looking for a free MarkItDown alternative online? RawMark gives you 5 free conversions per day with no signup required. For teams and automation, the REST API and batch ZIP export cover production workloads.

Why use RawMark instead of MarkItDown?

Wondering how RawMark stacks up against other tools? See our full MarkItDown alternatives comparison.

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No Python or CLI required

Upload from your browser. No installs, no virtual environments, no headaches. It just works.

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Ready for RAG & LLMs

Clean, structured Markdown — ideal for chunking, embeddings and vector store ingestion. Feed directly into LangChain, LlamaIndex or any RAG pipeline.

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Every format supported

PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML, TXT. Tables, headers and lists all preserved as proper Markdown — powered by the real Microsoft MarkItDown engine.

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Batch convert to ZIP

Drop up to 20 files at once. All converted documents are packaged into a single ZIP archive — ready to ingest into any pipeline in one download.

Frequently asked questions

Is RawMark a MarkItDown alternative?

Yes. RawMark is a hosted MarkItDown alternative — it runs Microsoft's open-source MarkItDown engine in the cloud, so you get identical conversion quality without installing Python, pip, or anything. Just open your browser, upload a file, and get clean Markdown in seconds.

How is this different from just using MarkItDown?

RawMark is powered by Microsoft's open-source MarkItDown library — but runs it in the cloud so you don't need Python, pip, or a terminal. Just drag, drop, and copy. Perfect for writers, analysts, and product managers who don't want to set up a dev environment.

Are my files stored on your servers?

No. Your file is written to a temporary location on our server solely for conversion, then deleted immediately — regardless of success or failure. Nothing is ever stored, logged, or retained after the response. Your documents stay private.

Do you support scanned PDFs (OCR)?

Yes. Pages without selectable text (scanned or photographed) are read by an AI vision model (Anthropic Claude) and returned as Markdown, tables included. The free plan reads the first 2 scanned pages of each file; paid plans read up to 50 pages per file. AI transcription can misread, so check figures that matter.

Why are tables sometimes wrong, and what is AI accuracy?

MarkItDown reads the text layer of a PDF, and in tables with many columns it can merge columns or split rows. With AI accuracy (paid plans), every page of the PDF is read by an AI vision model that sees the page as printed, so each table comes back one row per printed row. It reads up to 50 pages per file; the Unlimited plan includes 2,000 AI pages a month.

Can I use this via API?

Yes. The REST API is live: POST /api/v1/convert (one file), POST /api/v1/convert-batch (several files) and GET /api/v1/usage. Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY: your API key is your license key, which you can copy from the tool once you have a paid plan. Each API conversion uses one conversion of your plan; Unlimited has no cap. See the API section for examples.

What happens after I use my free conversions?

After 5 free conversions in a day you'll see a paywall. You can purchase 50 conversions for $9 (one-time, never expire) or subscribe to Unlimited for $12/month. Payment is handled securely by Stripe — we never see your card details.

Can I convert PowerPoint (PPTX) to Markdown online?

Yes. Upload your .pptx file and RawMark converts each slide's text, titles, and bullet points into clean, structured Markdown. No PowerPoint installation needed — the conversion runs on our servers with Microsoft's MarkItDown engine.

Can I convert Excel (XLSX) to Markdown online?

Yes. RawMark converts Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx) to Markdown tables. Each sheet is rendered as a properly formatted Markdown table, ready to paste into documentation, AI prompts, or RAG pipelines.

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REST API for developers

Integrate document-to-Markdown conversion directly into your pipeline. Your license key is your API key.

Single file

curl -X POST https://rawmark.tech/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@document.pdf"

AI accuracy (every PDF page read by AI)

curl -X POST https://rawmark.tech/api/v1/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@table-heavy.pdf" -F "ai=1"

Check usage

curl https://rawmark.tech/api/v1/usage \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Response is JSON: {"markdown": "...", "char_count": 4821}, plus "ai": {"pages_read_by_ai": 3, "pages_total": 3, "note": null} when pages were read by AI · Works with any paid license key · unlimited calls on the Unlimited plan

Using Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code? The same conversions are available as a hosted MCP server at https://rawmark.tech/mcp.

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