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markitdown

Latest Version: v0.1.5

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown

Owner: microsoft

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Stars

109.4k

GitHub star count

Last Release

1 months ago

v0.1.5

Contributors

76

N/A

Health Score

N/A

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Key Features

  • autogen

  • autogen extension

  • langchain

  • markdown

  • microsoft office

Tech Stack

Python

About

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown

markitdown is a open-source project built primarily with Python and maintained by microsoft. The project is distributed under the MIT license.

Current DevRadar signals show community adoption at 109.4K stars, 7K forks, 76 contributors. Freshness signals include latest version v0.1.5, last release 2026-02-20, last commit 2026-03-30.

Analyst Note

Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown

Best For

  • Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
  • Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
  • Track delivery cadence and release quality from microsoft
  • autogen

Not Ideal For

  • Large open issue backlog.

Typical Use Cases

Technical stack evaluation for engineering teamsDependency governance and upgrade planning in production systemsTrack delivery cadence and release quality from microsoft

Decision Snapshot

  • Product type: Open Source
  • Primary language: Python
  • Pricing model: Free
  • License: MIT
  • Last Release: 2/20/2026
Data Basis
  • Last Sync: Apr 15, 2026, 06:03 PM
  • Metrics Updated: Mar 2, 2026, 12:05 AM
  • Completeness: 100%
  • Last Verified: Apr 15, 2026, 06:03 PM

Data Status

Fresh
Last SyncApr 15, 2026, 06:03 PM
Metrics UpdatedMar 2, 2026, 12:05 AM
Completeness100%
Last VerifiedApr 15, 2026, 06:03 PM

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong community adoption.
  • Broad maintainer participation.
  • Active maintenance cadence.

Cons

  • -Large open issue backlog.

All Metrics

Adoption

4/4
Stars109.4k
Forks7.0k
Open Issues601
Contributors76

Health

0/4
Health ScorePending
Trend ScorePending
Activity ScorePending
Reliability ScorePending

Core

3/5
Latest Versionv0.1.5
Last Release2/20/2026
Last Commit3/30/2026
StatusPending
Activity LevelPending

Security

0/1
Security ScorePending

Alternatives

N/A