# convert-to-md

Converts Word, Excel, and PDF files into Markdown for GitHub Copilot. Document parsing runs behind the scenes when you query your files.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · GitHub Copilot · ★ 40418
- Author: Willie Yao · official GitHub repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/plugins/convert-to-md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/convert-to-md

## What it does

The plugin bundles three skills: `convert-word-to-md`, `convert-excel-to-md`, and `convert-pdf-to-md`. It turns `.docx`, `.xlsx`, and `.pdf` files into Markdown format so GitHub Copilot can review text, inspect tables, and pull data from them.

Conversion triggers without dedicated commands. Asking Copilot to summarize a contract or query a spreadsheet invokes the right skill on its own. For Excel files, the plugin renders every sheet as an individual Markdown table. PDF processing extracts text alongside embedded images. The tool handles individual files or entire folders at once.

## Install

### GitHub Copilot (native platform)

**Command from the source**
```bash
copilot plugin install convert-to-md@awesome-copilot
```

## When to use it
- extract action items and key terms from Word documents
- query rows and summarize multi-sheet Excel spreadsheets
- pull text and embedded images from PDF reports
- batch-process multiple documents inside a folder

## Example prompts
- Summarize this Word document and list all action items from `report.docx`
- What are the top 5 rows by revenue in `sales.xlsx`?
- Process every PDF in this folder and extract all dates

## Source text · convert-to-md · MIT

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# Convert to Markdown Plugin

A collection of Copilot skills that convert common document formats into Markdown so their contents can be accurately analyzed, summarized, searched, or extracted from. Just tell Copilot what you need — the right skill is invoked automatically and the conversion happens behind the scenes.

## Installation

```bash
copilot plugin install convert-to-md@awesome-copilot
```

## What's Included

This plugin includes Word, Excel, and PDF conversion skills, detailed below.

## Source

This plugin is part of [Awesome Copilot](https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot).

## Skills

### convert-word-to-md

Converts Word (`.docx`) documents to Markdown. Use it any time you want to read, summarize, review, compare, or extract information from a `.docx` file — even if you don't say "convert" explicitly.

> "Summarize this Word document."
> "Extract all the action items from report.docx."
> "Compare these two contracts."

### convert-excel-to-md

Converts Excel (`.xlsx`) workbooks to Markdown, rendering each sheet as a table. Use it any time you want to analyze, query, or summarize data in a spreadsheet — single file or a whole folder at once.

> "What are the top 5 rows by revenue in this spreadsheet?"
> "Summarize all the worksheets in this workbook."
> "Process every Excel file in this folder."

### convert-pdf-to-md

Converts PDF (`.pdf`) documents to Markdown, extracting both text and embedded images. Use it any time you want to read, summarize, or pull data from a PDF report, invoice, paper, or form.

> "Summarize this PDF."
> "Extract all the dates mentioned in this contract."
> "Process all the PDFs in this folder."

## License

MIT
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© Willie Yao · MIT · https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/HEAD/plugins/convert-to-md

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