Word-to-Markdown
A Ruby gem that converts Microsoft Word documents to Markdown, liberating content for the web.
What is Word-to-Markdown?
Word-to-Markdown is a Ruby gem that converts Microsoft Word documents into Markdown format. It solves the problem of transitioning content from traditional word processors to web-friendly Markdown, enabling easier online publishing and version control. The tool uses LibreOffice's command-line interface to process .docx files and extract structured content.
Government employees, knowledge workers, content creators, and developers who need to automate the conversion of Word documents to Markdown for web publishing or integration into modern workflows.
Developers choose Word-to-Markdown because it provides a reliable, open-source solution for converting Word documents to clean Markdown, supporting a wide range of formatting elements and offering both CLI and programmatic APIs for flexibility.
Overview
A ruby gem to liberate content from Microsoft Word documents
Use Cases
Best For
- Automating the conversion of Word documents to Markdown for static site generators
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