Pandoc Online
Convert Documents to Markdown — No Install, No CLI
Get Pandoc-style document conversion in your browser. Convert PDF, Word, Excel, HTML and PowerPoint to clean Markdown — no binary install, no PATH setup, no terminal. Works on any device.
Go to rawmark.tech, drag and drop your file, and click Copy or Download .md. Pandoc-style conversion in your browser — no install needed, done in 30 seconds.
What is Pandoc and why do people look for an online version?
Pandoc is the gold standard command-line tool for converting between document formats. Developers use it to convert Markdown to HTML, DOCX to Markdown, HTML to PDF, and dozens of other format pairs. It's free, powerful, and widely used in documentation pipelines, static site generators, and content workflows.
But there's a catch: Pandoc requires installation. You need to download a binary, add it to your PATH, and run commands in the terminal. For non-technical users, Windows users without package managers, or people on shared machines where they can't install software, this is a real barrier.
Formats you can convert to Markdown — no Pandoc needed
RawMark uses Microsoft's MarkItDown engine and supports all the formats that developers typically turn to Pandoc for:
PDF to Markdown
Extract structured text from PDFs — headings, lists, paragraphs. Works on reports, manuals, papers. Guide →
Word (DOCX) to Markdown
Preserves heading styles, tables, bold/italic, lists. Equivalent to pandoc input.docx -t markdown. Guide →
Excel (XLSX) to Markdown
Converts spreadsheet sheets to Markdown pipe tables. Each sheet becomes a separate table. Guide →
HTML to Markdown
Strips tags, converts semantic elements. Equivalent to pandoc input.html -t markdown. Links and tables preserved. Guide →
Pandoc vs RawMark: which should you use?
| Feature | Pandoc | RawMark (pandoc online) |
|---|---|---|
| Setup required | Install binary + configure PATH | None — works in browser |
| PDF to Markdown | Limited (pdftotext dependency) | Excellent (MarkItDown engine) |
| DOCX to Markdown | Excellent | Excellent |
| HTML to Markdown | Excellent | Good — strips nav/scripts |
| XLSX to Markdown | Not supported | Yes — full table output |
| PPTX to Markdown | Not supported | Yes — slide text extracted |
| Batch conversion | Shell loop | Up to 20 files, ZIP output |
| Markdown → other formats | Yes (HTML, PDF, EPUB, LaTeX…) | One direction: docs → Markdown |
| Works on mobile/tablet | No (requires terminal) | Yes — any browser |
| Cost | Free, open source | Free (3/day), $9 or $19/mo |
How to convert documents to Markdown without Pandoc
Upload your file
Drag and drop a PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, or TXT file. Up to 20 MB. Batch up to 20 files.
Get your Markdown
Click Copy to paste directly into your tool, or Download .md to save the file.
Common Pandoc commands — and how to do them in the browser
If you're used to Pandoc CLI, here's the equivalent RawMark workflow for the most common conversions:
DOCX to Markdown
# Pandoc CLI
pandoc input.docx -t markdown -o output.mdRawMark: drag and drop the .docx file → click Download .md. Same output, no terminal.
HTML to Markdown
# Pandoc CLI
pandoc input.html -t markdown -o output.mdRawMark: upload the .html file → get clean Markdown with nav and scripts stripped automatically.
Batch conversion
# Pandoc CLI (shell loop)
for f in *.docx; do pandoc "$f" -t markdown -o "${f%.docx}.md"; doneRawMark: drop up to 20 files at once → download ZIP containing all .md files.
Convert documents to Markdown — no Pandoc needed
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Frequently asked questions
Can I use Pandoc online without installing it?
Does RawMark convert DOCX to Markdown like Pandoc does?
pandoc input.docx -t markdown.Can Pandoc convert PDF to Markdown?
pdftotext dependency. The output is often unstructured plain text. RawMark uses Microsoft's MarkItDown engine which produces better structured Markdown from PDFs.