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MarkItDown
The score measures project health and popularity. It is not a hands-on review. How it works
Turns almost any file, from spreadsheets to audio, into plain text ready for an AI model.
- Some setup
- Works on Windows, Mac, Linux
The openness label
- Code
- Open source, MIT
- Models
- None needed
- Runs
- On your computer
- Real cost
- Free
What you need to run it
About 4 GB of memory. No graphics card needed.
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- 194,948 stars on GitHub
- Last updated 2026-11-07
- Latest release v0.1.9
Quick answers
Is MarkItDown free?
Yes. MarkItDown is free and open source, released under the MIT license. There is nothing to buy and no subscription.
Does MarkItDown run on my own computer?
Yes. MarkItDown runs entirely on your own computer, so your files and prompts stay with you.
What do I need to run MarkItDown?
About 4 GB of memory. No graphics card needed. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Is MarkItDown still maintained?
Yes. The MarkItDown project was last updated on 2026-11-07.
Checked by Forkopolis on November 11, 2026.
