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PDF to Markdown guide

How to handle PDF tables and images in Markdown

Treat extracted text as a draft because complex tables, captions, figures, and image relationships do not automatically become complete Markdown.

Updated September 2026 · PDFKaka EditorialOpen PDF to Markdown
Capture the PDF to Markdown workspace at 1366×768 with synthetic sample content and the controls used by this workflow visible.

Convert the PDF to Markdown

  1. Rebuild important tables and add image descriptions or references after comparing them with the PDF.
  2. Convert the stored text into the tool's best-effort headings and paragraphs.
  3. Choose a PDF that contains selectable text, or prepare a reviewed OCR result first.

Text extraction versus OCR for scanned pages

No OCR. Uses selectable text and a heading heuristic; does not reconstruct lists, tables, images, links, or columns.

FAQ

Does PDF to Markdown OCR scanned pages?

No. Use OCR PDF first when a scanned document does not already contain usable selectable text.

What is the current input limit for PDF to Markdown?

PDF; One PDF ≤50 MiB, ≤100 pages; ≤1,000,000 extracted characters.

What does PDF to Markdown create?

selectable text extraction, best-effort reading order; no OCR; Markdown ≤150 MiB.

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