doc2markdown is a Python command-line tool that converts various document formats (PDF, PPTX, DOCX) to Markdown. It processes files in a given directory and its subdirectories, maintaining the original folder structure in the output.

• 📑 Converts PDF, PPTX, and DOCX files to Markdown format
• 🗂️ Preserves folder structure from input to output
• 💻 Command-line interface for easy use and integration with other tools
• 🔍 Verbose mode for detailed processing information

To install doc2markdown, run the following command:

pip install doc2markdown

This will install doc2markdown along with its dependencies.

Basic usage:

doc2markdown /path/to/input/file.pdf /path/to/output/folder 

doc2markdown /path/to/input/folder /path/to/output/folder

With verbose output:

doc2markdown /path/to/input/folder /path/to/output/folder -v

For help and more options:

doc2markdown --help

• Python 3.6+
• PyPDF2
• python-pptx
• python-docx

These dependencies will be automatically installed when you install doc2markdown using pip.

We're constantly working to improve doc2markdown. Here are some features and enhancements we're considering for future releases:

• Implement parallel processing for faster conversion of multiple files
• Add a progress bar for large batches of file conversions
• Create a plugin system for easy addition of new file format converters
• Implement comprehensive unit tests for each converter function
• Add logging mechanism for better debugging and user feedback
• Implement input sanitization for enhanced security
• Add type hints throughout the codebase for improved readability and maintainability
• Create a CONTRIBUTING.md file with guidelines for contributors

We welcome contributions from the community to help implement these features and improve doc2markdown. If you're interested in working on any of these tasks, please check our issues page or submit a pull request.

• Renamed to doc2markdown
• Added support for encrypted PDFs

• Added File as well as folder support
• Improved the CLI messaging

• Initial release
• Basic functionality to convert PDF, PPTX, and DOCX files to Markdown
• Command-line interface with verbose mode option

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

This tool was inspired by the need for easy conversion of various document formats to Markdown for use with Large Language Models and other text processing applications.

To bump the version of the project, use the bump_version.py script:

1. Navigate to the project root directory.

2. Run the script with the following command:

   python bump_version.py doc2markdown/__init__.py [major|minor|patch]

   Replace [major|minor|patch] with the type of version bump you want to perform.

3. Commit the changes:

   git add doc2markdown/__init__.py
   git commit -m "Bump version to x.y.z"

4. Tag the new version:

   git tag -a vx.y.z -m "Version x.y.z"

5. Push the changes and tags:

   git push origin main
   git push --tags

This process will update the version number in the __init__.py file and create a new git tag for the release.