Word→MD articles & guides
Practical, in-depth articles about document conversion — written for writers, developers, researchers and documentation teams. Everything described here can be done with the free browser tools on this site.
From docx to Obsidian: getting image paths right
How pandoc extracts media from Word documents, why base64 inline images backfire in a vault, and a workflow that puts every screenshot in the right folder.
Read article →Migrating from Word to Markdown: the complete guide
A practical migration guide: scope the project, know what converts and what never will, and handle footnotes, tables, math, and front matter in one pass.
Read article →GitHub Flavored Markdown vs CommonMark: which one should your conversion target
What CommonMark specifies, what GitHub Flavored Markdown adds, and how the choice changes tables, strikethrough, and line breaks in converted documents.
Read article →Batch-converting academic papers to Markdown with APA citations
Turn a folder of Word drafts into Markdown with working citations. Batch queues, citeproc with a .bib file, APA CSL styles, and what to check afterward.
Read article →Building a Pandoc reference.docx: Markdown to branded Word
Build a Pandoc reference.docx so Markdown exports to Word with your house styles: headings, tables, footnotes, captions, code, math, margins and headers.
Read article →Mammoth.js vs Pandoc WASM: which converts Word to Markdown better?
Mammoth.js vs Pandoc WASM for Word to Markdown: tables, footnotes, math, revisions, style maps, bundle size and output formats, compared honestly.
Read article →Browser file conversion and privacy: what really happens to your documents
How client-side file conversion keeps documents on your device, how it differs from cloud pipelines, and how to verify the no-upload claim in DevTools.
Read article →Cloud Conversion vs Local Conversion: When to Choose Which
Cloud converters upload files to a server. Local tools convert on your machine. How to pick the right approach for privacy, batch size, and offline work.
Read article →Configuring Pandoc CSL Citation Styles in the Browser: APA, Chicago, Vancouver
How pandoc citeproc turns at-key citations and a .bib file into APA, Chicago, or Vancouver formatting, and how to apply a .csl style in the browser.
Read article →Writing a Pandoc Lua Filter: Adding Custom Marks to Headings Converted from Word
Learn how pandoc Lua filters transform the document AST, then build one that tags Word headings with custom classes, and run it in the browser.
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