AutoDocMark: Streamline Document-to-Markdown Workflows

AutoDocMark leverages the MarkItDown library to convert documents into Markdown files. Use it effectively within your virtual environment.

Installation

To use MarkItDown in a virtual environment, follow these steps:

1. Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv my_markitdown_env
   source my_markitdown_env/bin/activate

2. Install MarkItDown directly from the repository:

   pip install git+https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown.git

Usage

Single File Conversion

Convert a document file into Markdown using the provided convert_to_markdown.py script. Specify the input file as an argument:

python convert_to_markdown.py <file_path>

For example:

python convert_to_markdown.py example.docx

After execution, a Markdown file (e.g., example.md) will be created in the same directory as the input file.

Features

1. Flexible Input: Specify any supported document format (PDF, DOCX, XLSX, etc.).
2. Simple Interface: Easy command-line usage for converting files.
3. Customizable Output: Automatically saves the converted Markdown file in the same directory.

Supported Formats

MarkItDown supports the following file types:

• PDF
• Word (DOCX)
• Excel (XLSX)
• PowerPoint (PPTX)
• Images (with OCR capabilities)
• Audio files (with speech transcription)
• HTML
• CSV, JSON, XML
• ZIP files (processes contents)