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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> (12/19/24) Hello! MarkItDown team members will be resting and recharging with family and friends over the holiday period. Activity/responses on the project may be delayed during the period of Dec 21-Jan 06. We will be excited to engage with you in the new year!
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 # MarkItDown
 
 [![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/markitdown.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/markitdown/)
 ![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dd/markitdown)
 
 
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 MarkItDown is a utility for converting various files to Markdown (e.g., for indexing, text analysis, etc).
 It supports:
 - PDF