---
id: markitdown-no-magika
version: "0.1.2"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# markitdown-no-magika — Utility tool for converting various files to Markdown

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 126.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

MarkItDown is a Python utility that converts documents and files from various formats into Markdown. It works both as a standalone command-line tool and as a Python library, making it useful for preparing content for indexing, text analysis, or integration into documentation pipelines. The package depends on beautifulsoup4 for HTML parsing, markdownify for format conversion, requests for fetching remote content, and defusedxml for secure XML handling.

The package is actively maintained and currently in Beta status (version 0.1.2), with support for Python 3.10 through 3.13. It has a permissive MIT license and low installation friction. The repository shows strong community interest, though as a young project it may still see breaking changes.

Use it for:

- Convert PDF documents to Markdown for indexing in search systems or knowledge bases.
- Extract text from Excel spreadsheets and Word documents as structured Markdown.
- Batch-process HTML files or web content into Markdown for archival or analysis.
- Prepare various file formats for input to text analysis pipelines.
- Automate document conversion workflows in CI/CD or data processing scripts.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts various file formats (PDF, Excel, Word, HTML, images, and more) to Markdown via a Python API or command-line tool, useful for indexing and text analysis workflows.

Yes, if you need to convert multiple file formats to Markdown and can tolerate Beta-stage API stability. The low install friction, active maintenance, and permissive license make it a reasonable choice for indexing and text analysis tasks. Avoid for production systems where API stability is critical until the package reaches a stable release.

## Install

pip install markitdown-no-magika
uv add markitdown-no-magika
poetry add markitdown-no-magika

## Installing markitdown-no-magika

Before you install: Low friction install with five runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with recent commits; however, the package is in Beta status and has been available for only a few months, so production use should account for potential API changes.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and copyright notice in distributions.

Quickstart:

pip install markitdown-no-magika

from markitdown import MarkItDown

md = MarkItDown()
result = md.convert("test.xlsx")
print(result.text_content)

Requires Python 3.10 or later; some file formats may require additional system dependencies not listed in the package metadata.

Verify before relying:

- Which file formats are supported beyond PDF, Excel, Word, HTML, and images—complete list not provided in fact sheet.
- Whether the package handles large files efficiently or has memory/performance constraints.
- What 'all' extras install and whether they are necessary for common use cases.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 126.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

convert files to markdown, pdf to markdown converter, document format conversion, markdown extraction tool, file to markdown python, batch document conversion, text extraction and markdown, document-conversion, markdown-generation, cli-tool

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