pdf to md

8 messages · started by Laco K on Sep 10, 2024

pdf to md

From Laco K · Sep 10, 2024

hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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pdf to md

From Laco K · Sep 10, 2024

hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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Re: pdf to md

From Eli · Sep 10, 2024

What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:
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hi guys,
been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 
Any suggestions would be great.
hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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Re: pdf to md

From Devi Garcia · Sep 10, 2024


On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:
Quoted reply (5 lines) 
hi guys,
been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 
Any suggestions would be great.
hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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Re: pdf to md

From Devi Garcia · Sep 10, 2024

https://github.com/jzillmann/pdf-to-markdown

javascript version.. with online version already hosted..

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 8:01 AM Eli <eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
Quoted reply (7 lines) 
What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?
On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K < laco.kuchar1@gmail.com > wrote:
hi guys,
What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:
hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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Re: pdf to md

From Laco K · Sep 10, 2024

i will check this out

thx

LK

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 8:01 AM Devi Garcia <asphyxiated.god@gmail.com> wrote:
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https://github.com/VikParuchuri/marker
On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K < laco.kuchar1@gmail.com > wrote:
hi guys,

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:
hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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Re: pdf to md

From Laco K · Sep 10, 2024

nothing immediate; I've been messing around with Obsidian. I've imported a pdf and even though there are supposed to be ocr and pdf recognition plugins, I haven't found a good one yet. So I thought, maybe converting a pdf to md would be more useful/easier (for search purposes).

thx

L


On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 8:01 AM Eli <eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
Quoted reply (7 lines) 
What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?
On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K < laco.kuchar1@gmail.com > wrote:
hi guys,
What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:
hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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Re: pdf to md

From js2makefun @ yahoo . com · Sep 10, 2024

Greetings All,

Just FYI, new PDF editing capabilities within Firefox.

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Edit PDFs for free with Firefox PDF Editor

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I hope this helps. Cheers!



On Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 09:20:50 AM MST, Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:


nothing immediate; I've been messing around with Obsidian. I've imported a pdf and even though there are supposed to be ocr and pdf recognition plugins, I haven't found a good one yet. So I thought, maybe converting a pdf to md would be more useful/easier (for search purposes).

thx

L


On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 8:01 AM Eli <eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
Quoted reply (7 lines) 
What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?
On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K < laco.kuchar1@gmail.com > wrote:
hi guys,
What are you trying to accomplish? Editing? Reading? Being able to create a program read the contents of a PDF file?

On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 7:58 AM Laco K <laco.kuchar1@gmail.com> wrote:
hi guys,

been trying to find a way to convert a pdf to markdown. I've installed pandoc but I'm getting nowhere due to errors. Apparently, pdfs are 'too complex' and the 'use of external tools may need to be employed' to make them convertible. I know there are online convertors, which I haven't tried but my preference is to keep files local. 

Any suggestions would be great.

thx

L

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