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MarkItDown MCP
MCP server by Microsoft
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MarkItDown MCP at a glance
MarkItDown MCP is an official MCP server from Microsoft. It lets an AI assistant convert PDFs, Office files, web pages and more into clean Markdown.
- Connects to
- Files and storage
- Hosting
- Local · stdio and Streamable HTTP
- Sign-in
- None
- Price
- Free
- Works with
- Claude Desktop
- Best for
- Feeding documents to AI as Markdown
- Checked
- October 3, 2026 on official sources
How to install MarkItDown MCP
Add the command below as a new MCP server in your AI app’s settings or MCP config file. Sign-in: None.
Install or connect
pip install markitdown-mcpWhat MarkItDown MCP can do
It wraps Microsoft's MarkItDown library in a small MCP server with one conversion tool. You give it a file, web or data URI and it returns Markdown the model can read.
Tools it exposes include
convert_to_markdownReads http and https URLsReads local file URIsReads data URIs
Best for: feeding documents to AI as Markdown
Pros
- One simple tool
- Handles many file formats
- Docker option for safer use
Cons
- No authentication on HTTP mode
- Can read any file the running user can access
MarkItDown MCP FAQ
Is MarkItDown MCP free?
Yes. It is open source under the MIT license.
How do I connect MarkItDown MCP?
Run pip install markitdown-mcp and add markitdown-mcp to your client config or use the Docker image.
What can MarkItDown MCP do?
It converts files and web pages from a URI into Markdown so an assistant can read them.