Convert PDF to clean Markdown.
Native PDFs convert instantly in your browser. Scans and complex layouts get an AI boost. Headings, tables and reading order preserved.
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PDF is the hardest format to convert well: text arrives as positioned fragments with no structure. CleanMD rebuilds the document — it detects heading levels from typography, reconstructs paragraphs and lists, and keeps tables as real Markdown tables. Native PDFs are processed entirely client-side, so your documents never leave your device.
How it works
- 1Drop your PDF in the converter above, or click to browse.
- 2The converter detects whether the PDF is native text or scanned, and picks the fastest engine automatically.
- 3Preview the Markdown with correct H1/H2/H3 hierarchy, then download the .md file.
Before and after
QUARTERLY SAFETY REPORT The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was passed to prevent workers from being killed or seriously harmed at work. Key Requirements • Employers must provide a safe workplace • The Act created OSHA Department Incidents Risk Logistics 2 Moderate Warehouse 0 Low
# Quarterly Safety Report The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 was passed to prevent workers from being killed or seriously harmed at work. ## Key Requirements - Employers must provide a safe workplace - The Act created OSHA | Department | Incidents | Risk | | ---------- | --------- | -------- | | Logistics | 2 | Moderate | | Warehouse | 0 | Low |
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
Native PDFs are converted entirely in your browser — the file never leaves your device. Scanned PDFs need real OCR, so they are processed server-side, primarily by our EU-based OCR partner (Mistral AI) under a zero-data-retention agreement: your document is never stored, never logged beyond producing the result, and never used to train models. On every tier, nothing is kept after the conversion.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Yes. The converter detects scanned pages automatically and routes them through a layout-aware OCR engine, so you still get structured Markdown — headings, paragraphs and tables — instead of a wall of unformatted text.
Are headings and tables preserved?
Yes — that's our specialty. Heading levels (H1/H2/H3) are inferred from the document's typography and section order, and tables are emitted as real Markdown tables, not tab-separated text.
Is it free?
The free tier includes 3 conversions per day for files up to 3 MB (PDFs up to 50 MB), with no account required. Premium removes the limits.