100% Private — Files Never Leave Your Browser

Convert Legal PDFs to AI-Ready Markdown

The online MarkItDown converter built for lawyers. Turn contracts, court filings, and legal documents into clean Markdown for ChatGPT, Claude, and AI review workflows — no Python install required.

1. Upload Your Legal PDF

Drag & drop your PDF here

or click to browse — contracts, filings, agreements

Processed locally. No upload, no storage, attorney-private.
2. Markdown Output

Your converted Markdown will appear here

Upload a PDF to get started — ready to paste into ChatGPT or Claude


          

            
            
          

        

      

    

  







  

    
Built for Every Legal Document Type

    
Specialized converters for your most common PDF workflows.

  

  

    
      

        
          
        
      

      
Contract to Markdown

      
Convert NDAs, employment agreements, and commercial contracts to clean Markdown. Preserves clause hierarchy and signature blocks.

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PDF to Markdown

      
General-purpose PDF to Markdown conversion optimized for legal documents. Strips headers, footers, and boilerplate automatically.

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MarkItDown Online

      
The web version of Microsoft's MarkItDown — no Python install, no command line. Just drag, drop, and copy.

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Why Lawyers Choose MarkItDown Legal

    

    

      

        

          
            
          
        

        
Attorney-Private by Design

        
All conversion happens 100% in your browser. Files never touch our servers. Attorney-client privilege stays intact — guaranteed.

      

      

        

          
            
          
        

        
Legal Structure Preserved

        
Automatically identifies contract sections, numbered clauses, signatures, and legal tables. Clean hierarchy that AI tools can actually parse.

      

      

        

          
            
          
        

        
No Install, No Setup

        
Open the website, drag your PDF in, copy the Markdown out. No Python, no command line, no account required for free use.

      

    

  







  

    
Frequently Asked Questions

  

  

    

      Is my legal document really private?
      
    

    

      

        Yes. Your PDF is processed entirely in your browser using WebAssembly. The file never leaves your device, is never uploaded to any server, and is never stored. We can't see your documents even if we wanted to.
      

    

  

  

    

      How is this different from Microsoft's MarkItDown?
      
    

    

      

        Microsoft's MarkItDown is a great open-source Python tool, but it requires a development environment. We take the same underlying approach and add: (1) a zero-install web interface, (2) specialized post-processing for legal documents — clause hierarchy recognition, header/footer removal, table cleanup, and signature block isolation.
      

    

  

  

    

      What can I do with the Markdown output?
      
    

    

      

        Paste it directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM for contract review, summarization, clause extraction, or legal research. The clean structure means AI tools can understand your document accurately without wasting tokens on headers, footers, and boilerplate.