# Markdownify MCP (MCP server)

> Markdownify MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A Model Context Protocol server for converting almost anything to Markdown. It has 2,996 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y mcp-markdownify-server.

Markdownify is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that converts various file types and web content to Markdown format. It provides a set of tools to transform PDFs, images, audio files, web pages, and more into easily readable and shareable Markdown text.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/zcaceres/markdownify-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 2,996 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: mcp-markdownify-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v1.1.0 (May 1, 2026) |
| Last commit | May 1, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-markdownify-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio markdownify-mcp -- npx -y mcp-markdownify-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-markdownify-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "markdownify-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-markdownify-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Tools

- `youtube-to-markdown`: Convert YouTube videos to Markdown
- `pdf-to-markdown`: Convert PDF files to Markdown
- `bing-search-to-markdown`: Convert Bing search results to Markdown
- `webpage-to-markdown`: Convert web pages to Markdown
- `image-to-markdown`: Convert images to Markdown with metadata
- `audio-to-markdown`: Convert audio files to Markdown with transcription
- `docx-to-markdown`: Convert DOCX files to Markdown
- `xlsx-to-markdown`: Convert XLSX files to Markdown
- `pptx-to-markdown`: Convert PPTX files to Markdown
- `get-markdown-file`: Retrieve an existing Markdown file. File extension must end with: .md, .markdown.

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