A small Microsoft utility that converts PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other files into Markdown that is easy to hand to a language model.
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MinerU
Parses complex PDFs, scans and Office files into Markdown or JSON while keeping tables and formulas. Comes with a CLI, a Python SDK and an agent skill.
Who it is for
For anyone whose knowledge base is full of tricky PDFs with tables and formulas.
How to start
- Create an environment:
pip install uv, thenuv venv .mineru --python 3.12. - Install:
uv pip install -U "mineru>=4.0,<5". - Parse a file:
mineru-kit parse document.pdf -o document.md --tier standard.
Steps are taken from the README. Check the current version in the repository before running them.
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Transforms complex documents like PDFs and Office docs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.
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