Tag: file-conversion

Converts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, images, audio and more into Markdown that keeps headings, lists and tables, ready for LLMs to read and analyze. Maintained by Microsoft; requires Python 3.10+.

From Microsoft: converts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML and other files or URLs to Markdown so agents can read and search them. A single convert_to_markdown tool over STDIO or local HTTP.

OCRs photos of visa documents such as bank, employment or income certificates, translates them into English and builds a side-by-side bilingual PDF. Needs Python (pillow, reportlab) and an OCR engine. Not an official certified translation: verify names, amounts and dates.

Official PaddleOCR MCP: text recognition and layout parsing for images and PDFs (PP-OCR, PP-StructureV3, PaddleOCR-VL), returning text or Markdown. Runs inference locally, or calls the official API or a self-hosted service.

Document parser from OpenDataLab that turns PDFs, images and Office files into Markdown or JSON, handling tables, formulas and complex layouts well, with page-by-page reading and citation anchors for agents. Parses locally by default; needs Python 3.10+.

Parses PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML, images and audio, recovering layout, reading order, tables and formulas, and exports Markdown, HTML or lossless JSON. Started by IBM Research, now hosted by the LF AI & Data Foundation; runs fully locally.

Command-line toolkit for transcoding, cutting, joining, frame extraction and streaming of audio and video, including ffmpeg, ffprobe and ffplay. A core dependency for agents handling media. The GitHub repo is the official mirror.

Generates natively editable PPTX from PDFs, Word files, web pages and other sources, with native shapes, data charts and master layouts. Can also fill your own template and add animations and narration to finished decks. Needs Python 3.10+ and its dependencies.

MuseScore 4 command-line wrapper from CLI-Anything: lets agents transpose scores, extract parts, add or remove instruments, inspect score info and export PDF, MIDI, MusicXML, MP3 or braille. Handy for music teachers preparing scores in bulk. Needs MuseScore 4 and Python 3.10+.

Universal document converter between dozens of formats including Markdown, Word, HTML, LaTeX and EPUB, with templates, citations and Lua filters. PDF output uses LaTeX by default, which you install separately.

Converts PDFs, images, PPTX, DOCX, XLSX, EPUB and more into Markdown, JSON or HTML, preserving tables, formulas and layout, with optional LLM help for higher accuracy. Needs Python 3.10+ and PyTorch; large-scale commercial use of the model weights needs a paid license.

Lightweight command-line JSON processor that slices, filters, maps and transforms JSON with concise expressions and no runtime dependencies. A staple for agents parsing API responses and logs.

Generates zero-dependency, animated HTML slide decks: previews several visual styles to choose from first, and can convert PowerPoint decks to web slides. Made for non-designers who don't write CSS.

Open-source e-book manager whose command-line tools (ebook-convert, ebook-meta, calibredb) batch-convert between EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, PDF, DOCX and more and manage library metadata. The install command is Linux-only; on macOS and Windows use the installer.

Veteran open-source video transcoder. HandBrakeCLI uses built-in presets to batch-compress screen recordings, course videos and footage or convert them to MP4, MKV or WebM for phones and the web. Free, runs locally, installable on macOS via Homebrew.

From Firecrawl: converts Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, EPUB, RTF and more into clean Markdown locally in milliseconds, keeping headings, tables, footnotes and formulas so agents can read attachments. Needs Node.js; optional Firecrawl cloud OCR for scans uploads the whole file.

AI2's tool for converting PDFs and scans to Markdown with a vision LLM, handling equations, tables, handwriting and multi-column layouts, suited to bulk digitizing papers and archives. Local runs need an NVIDIA GPU with 12GB+ VRAM; otherwise use a paid OpenAI-compatible remote endpoint.

Veteran image processing CLI suite that converts, resizes, crops, composites and batch-processes JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PDF and many more formats, handy for agents handling images in scripts.

Lightweight command-line processor with jq-like syntax for reading, modifying and converting YAML, JSON, XML, INI, CSV and more, including in-place config edits. A single dependency-free Go binary.

Fast, memory-efficient image processing library with a vips CLI for batch resizing, cropping, rotating, format conversion (WebP, AVIF, HEIC, TIFF and more) and thumbnails, handling very large images smoothly. Good for design and media teams processing assets in bulk. Install with Homebrew on macOS.

Open-source Simplified/Traditional Chinese converter: deterministic dictionary-based conversion (no LLM) covering variant characters and regional vocabulary for mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with limited Japanese kanji support. Runs offline; CLI plus Node.js and Python APIs.

Processes CSV, TSV, JSON and other structured data like awk, sed, cut, join and sort, but by field name, for cleaning, aggregation, format conversion and pretty-printing. The command is mlr; written in Go with no runtime dependencies.

Uses LLMs to translate EPUB, TXT, Markdown, SRT, PDF and other files into side-by-side bilingual editions, via OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and other APIs or DeepL and Google Translate. LLM APIs need your own key or a Codex subscription. Only translate content you have rights to.

Extracts the main content of a web page, stripping comments, sidebars, headers and footers, and outputs clean HTML or Markdown with metadata like title, author and publish date, saving tokens when agents read the web. Built for Obsidian Web Clipper by kepano; still in development.