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Convert PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more to clean, AI-ready Markdown.
Fewer tokens per request, lower API cost.
Runs locally on Windows.
No cloud upload. No subscription.

Buy Markdown Drop   $9.99 One-time. No subscription. 3 devices.

Requires a license key on first launch, no trial version.

PDF · Word · Excel · PowerPoint · EPUB · HTML · CSV · JSON · XML · TXT · ZIP · Markdown

Markdown Drop app window, ready to accept files for conversion
The problem

You need Markdown.
Your tools make it harder than it should be.

This matters even more now that AI tools run on it. Markdown is the format ChatGPT, Claude and RAG pipelines read best, clean headings, clean lists, clean tables, and dramatically fewer tokens than raw PDF or Word content. Getting there should not be the hard part.

  • Web converters upload your documents to someone else's server. Contracts, research, client work. All of it leaving your machine.

  • Pasting from PDF or Word into ChatGPT or Claude produces garbled formatting. Tables break. Headings disappear. You spend more time cleaning than working.

  • Command-line tools require Python, dependencies and a terminal. That's a setup nobody has time for.

  • Most tools handle one format. You have five different ones.

"I just want to drop my file in and get clean Markdown out.
Without uploading it to some server I've never heard of."
0 GB 0 MB

That is not a projection. That is Harry's own library: 39 GB of PDFs and EPUBs, converted to 456 MB of Markdown with Markdown Drop.

A PDF carries layout, fonts and formatting an AI model never needed. Markdown carries only the text and structure it actually reads. Fewer tokens per document means lower API cost per request. One person converting a research library saves megabytes. A 200-person team running documents through AI every single day saves real money on the API bill, every month.

# less is more
Why Markdown

Compact structure,
not file baggage.

A PDF lives on layout, fonts and embedded elements. A language model needs none of that. It needs text, headings and structure, exactly what Markdown delivers, with no detour and no unnecessary weight.

The result: smaller requests to AI models, lower cost, and better quality answers. Markdown Drop turns that idea into an app that prepares any file in seconds.

Raw document 0Tokens
As Markdown 0Tokens

Schematic example for one large document. The exact number depends on the file, the direction is always the same.

See it in action

Same document.
Two completely different outcomes.

This is what a Word document looks like before and after Markdown Drop. No cleanup needed afterward.

Before · Original Document
Original Word document with headings, a table and formatted text, before conversion
After · Clean Markdown
Same document converted to clean Markdown with preserved headings, table and list structure
Your document stays local
External server never involved
Conversion in memory, local
Output Markdown file saved locally

Every byte stays on your computer.

Privacy first

Web converters upload your files.
Markdown Drop does not.

When you use an online converter, your document travels to a server you do not control. Contracts, research notes, client data. It all leaves your machine. Markdown Drop runs entirely on your Windows PC. There is nothing to upload.

  • No account needed.
    Only your license key is registered.
    No profile, no login, no tracking.

  • No telemetry.
    Markdown Drop does not report what you convert or how often you use it.

  • Works offline.
    After activation, there is no network requirement at all.

  • Compliant by default.
    Local processing means no GDPR headaches for documents you handle professionally.

Built on Microsoft MarkItDown.
Markdown Drop wraps Microsoft's open-source conversion engine in a clean Windows interface. Proven quality, not a homemade parser.

How it compares

Local app.
No upload, no terminal, no subscription.

  Markdown Drop Web / Cloud Converters Command-Line Tools
Your files leave your device Never Always Never
Setup required One installer None Python, dependencies, terminal
Batch and folder conversion Yes, recursive Rarely Scriptable, manual setup
Pricing $9.99 once Often monthly subscription Free, but your time isn't
Works fully offline Yes No Yes
How it works

Three steps. That is it.

Drop or select your file

Drag any document into the app, or click to browse. Select one or more entire folders too, subfolders are scanned automatically. PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. Mix formats freely.

Click Convert

One click. Markdown Drop processes everything on your machine. No waiting for a server. No upload. Nothing leaves your computer.

Get clean Markdown

Your .md files land in the same folder or your chosen output directory. Open them in any editor or paste straight into ChatGPT, Claude, or Notion.

What you get

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Runs completely offline

After a one-time license activation, Markdown Drop works without an internet connection. Your files stay on your machine. Always.

12 formats supported

PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, HTML, CSV, JSON, XML, plain text, ZIP archives and Markdown passthrough. One tool handles them all.

Batch conversion

Drop multiple files at once, or convert an entire project folder in one run. Markdown Drop handles hundreds of files without slowing down.

Custom output folder

Choose exactly where your Markdown files are saved. Same folder as the source, a dedicated output path, or anywhere you like.

Smart folder import

Select multiple folders at once with Ctrl-click, just like in Windows Explorer. Turn on subfolder scanning and Markdown Drop searches up to 3 levels deep, handy after unzipping a nested archive.

One-time price

Buy once, use forever. No subscription that quietly charges you every month. Your license never expires.

Supported formats

12 formats. One tool.

From common office formats to structured data.
Markdown Drop handles them all in one place.

PDF Word (.docx) Excel (.xlsx) PowerPoint (.pptx) EPUB HTML CSV JSON XML Plain Text ZIP Archives Markdown (passthrough)
See it in 30 seconds

Drop, convert, done.

A full drag-and-drop conversion, start to finish, no cuts.

"I work with documents and AI tools every day.
I built Markdown Drop because I needed it myself, not to sell you a subscription."

Harry Siegmund · Developer, AllyouneedisHarry

Pricing

Simple. Honest. One-time.

First 100 Licenses

Markdown Drop for Windows

$ 0.00

First 100 licenses only. Regular price $14.99 afterward.

  • Full Markdown Drop license
  • Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
  • Install on up to 3 devices
  • All 12 supported formats
  • Batch and recursive folder conversion
  • All future updates included
  • Personal and commercial use
Buy Markdown Drop   $9.99

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Does not run on your system? Contact us. We will fix it or refund.

Need licenses for a team or company? Contact us for team pricing.

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Get the installer.

Download Markdown Drop for Windows. Run the installer, enter your license key on first launch and you are ready to convert.

  • Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
  • Version 1.0 · 80 MB
  • Offline after activation. No cloud. No subscription.

Markdown Drop 1.0

Windows Installer · 80 MB

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Security

Found a security issue?

Report it to Contact us and we will confirm receipt and keep you updated while we investigate. Full disclosure process and contact details: Cyber Resilience Act page.

Security updates for Markdown Drop 1.x are provided for at least 5 years from the initial release date (August 2026).

FAQ

Questions and Answers

Only to activate your license on first use. After that, Markdown Drop runs completely offline. Your documents are never transmitted to any server at any point.
Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit. No other operating systems currently. macOS and Linux are not supported at this time.
Up to 3 devices per license. Enough for your home PC, work laptop and a spare machine. Need more? Contact us.
No. $9.99 once. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal, no surprise charge. The current price is the lowest it will ever be.
Scanned PDFs (image-only, no text layer) and very complex layouts may produce imperfect Markdown. Documents with selectable text convert cleanly in nearly every case. If you run into a specific issue, contact support.
Yes. One license covers personal and commercial use. Use it for client work, content production, research or any professional workflow.
Yes. Markdown is one of the cleanest formats for AI tools to read. Converting your PDFs and Word documents to Markdown before pasting or uploading them preserves headings, lists and tables far better than copying raw text.
Yes. Markdown Drop produces plain .md files, the native format for Obsidian vaults. Notion can import Markdown files directly as well.
Tables in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HTML documents are converted to Markdown table syntax in almost all cases. Very complex or merged-cell layouts may need light manual cleanup afterward.
Yes. Select one or more folders at once, and Markdown Drop scans subfolders up to 3 levels deep for supported files. A checkbox lets you turn subfolder scanning off if you only want the top level.
Online converters and AI chat uploads send your document to a server you do not control. Markdown Drop converts entirely on your own Windows PC. Nothing is uploaded, at any point.
The standard license covers up to 3 devices. If you need licenses for a larger team or an entire company, contact us and we will work out a fitting arrangement.
Yes. Your one-time license includes all future updates. There is no upgrade fee and no subscription.
Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit. The installer is about 80 MB. No special hardware is required, and after activation no internet connection is needed.
Activation needs an internet connection once. If it fails, check your firewall or antivirus, then email us and we will get you running.
One license covers up to 3 devices. If you replace a device or need more seats, email us and we will work out a fitting arrangement.
MarkItDown is the free, open source engine and it works well, if you are comfortable installing Python, managing dependencies and running commands in a terminal. Markdown Drop wraps that same engine in a plain Windows app: drag files in, click convert, done, no command line, no setup, no dependencies to maintain. You are paying for the interface, the batch processing, the folder handling and not having to touch a terminal ever again. If you already run MarkItDown from the command line yourself, you probably do not need us.
Yes, and for heavy document users it adds up fast. PDFs and Word files carry layout, fonts and formatting data that an AI model has to read through as tokens, even though it never needed any of that to understand the content. Markdown strips all of that away and keeps only text and structure, which means dramatically fewer tokens per document. If you regularly feed documents into ChatGPT, Claude or your own API pipeline, converting to Markdown first can noticeably lower your token usage and your API bill, especially at volume.
Convert the file to Markdown before you upload or paste it. Markdown Drop strips out layout, fonts and formatting and keeps only text and structure, so a document that costs tens of thousands of tokens as a raw PDF often costs a fraction of that as Markdown. Drag the file into Markdown Drop, get a .md file back, and upload that to ChatGPT, Claude or your own API instead of the original.

Stop uploading your documents.
Start converting locally.

$9.99 once. Windows 10 and 11. No subscription. No cloud. No nonsense.

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