# Word to Markdown (MCP server)

> Word to Markdown is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Convert Word (.docx) documents to Markdown via CLI, Node.js, or browser. It has 268 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y word-to-markdown.

Convert Word documents to beautiful Markdown. Via command line, as a Node library, or in your browser. An even better version of the original word-to-markdown.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/benbalter/word-to-markdown-js |
| GitHub stars | 268 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: word-to-markdown |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | v0.9.0 (Oct 25, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.benbalter/word-to-markdown |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "word-to-markdown": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "word-to-markdown"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio word-to-markdown -- npx -y word-to-markdown
```

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

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "word-to-markdown": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "word-to-markdown"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

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

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "word-to-markdown": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "word-to-markdown"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

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