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# MarkItDown
[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/markitdown.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/markitdown/)
The MarkItDown library is a utility tool for converting various files to Markdown (e.g., for indexing, text analysis, etc.)
It presently supports:
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print(result.text_content)
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To use this as a command-line utility, install it and then run it like this:
```bash
markitdown path-to-file.pdf
```
This will output Markdown to standard output. You can save it like this:
```bash
markitdown path-to-file.pdf > document.md
```
## Contributing
This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a