Drop a file. Get Markdown. Done.

InkDoc turns PDFs, Office files, scans and web pages into clean Markdown and saves it straight to your Downloads folder. No export step, no command line.

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How it works

From file to Markdown in three steps

And InkDoc does the third one for you.

  1. 1

    Add a file

    Drag it into the window, click to browse, or paste a link to a web page or YouTube video.

  2. 2

    InkDoc converts it

    Auto picks the right engine for each file. The window stays responsive, even with a long queue.

  3. 3

    Open it from Downloads

    The .md file is already saved there under the same name. Nothing to export.

Auto picks the right engine

Every file goes to the engine that reads it best.

PDF results are checked against the PDF's own text. If something is missing and an OCR engine is installed, Auto tries again with it. OCR engines are optional downloads in Settings; InkDoc never downloads them on its own.

In action

See the real app

A real recording of InkDoc: add a file, watch it convert, read the preview.

Features

Everything you need, nothing to set up

Saves itself

The moment a conversion finishes, the .md file is in Downloads, or in another folder you pick in Settings. No save dialog, no export button. An existing file is never overwritten.

Preview and edit

Read the rendered result or the raw Markdown next to the original PDF or image, fix anything, then copy it.

Missing-text check

For PDFs, InkDoc compares the result with the PDF's own text and tables, tells you when something went missing, and can rebuild tables that came out wrong, on scanned pages too (Settings → Auto quality, where each step can be switched off).

OCR for scans, when you need it

Add GLM-OCR (1.45 GB) or Docling in Settings to read scans and photos. Runs on your computer, faster with a GPU.

Private by default

Most conversions never leave your computer. No account, no telemetry. Audio, web pages and YouTube links use the internet: see exactly what is sent.

Formats

Works with the files you already have

Documents, spreadsheets, slides, images, audio, archives and the web.

  • PDF
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Images
  • Audio
  • HTML
  • CSV
  • JSON
  • XML & YAML
  • ZIP archives
  • EPUB
  • YouTube links
  • Web pages
Download

Get InkDoc for free

For Windows, macOS and Linux. No Python needed.

Your system

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) · macOS 12 or later

Download (.dmg)
Windows says “Windows protected your PC”
  1. Click More info.
  2. Click Run anyway.

This appears because InkDoc isn't signed with a paid certificate. Every release is built on GitHub Actions and lists SHA-256 checksums you can verify.

macOS says the app can't be opened
  1. Open the .dmg and drag InkDoc onto Applications.
  2. Open the app once and close the warning.
  3. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security.
  4. Click Open Anyway next to the message about InkDoc.

On macOS 14 and earlier you can also right-click the app and choose Open.

Run from source

For developers. Needs Python 3.10 or newer.

Windows
git clone https://github.com/AbdoslamB/inkdoc.git
cd inkdoc
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
run.bat
macOS / Linux
git clone https://github.com/AbdoslamB/inkdoc.git
cd inkdoc
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
./run.sh

Every release lists SHA-256 checksums so you can verify your download.