https://github.com/corgan2222/markitdown_context_menu
Windows Explorer context-menu tool for Microsoft markitdown (per-user, no admin).
https://github.com/corgan2222/markitdown_context_menu
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Windows Explorer context-menu tool for Microsoft markitdown (per-user, no admin).
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/corgan2222/markitdown_context_menu
- Owner: corgan2222
- Created: 2026-06-04T13:51:57.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-06-04T15:04:12.000Z (about 1 month ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-06-04T16:08:00.696Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: markitdown, markitdown-desktop, markitdown-plugin
- Language: PowerShell
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- Size: 272 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# MarkItDown Context Menu
Right-click any supported file or folder in Windows Explorer to convert it to
Markdown with Microsoft's [`markitdown`](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown).
**MarkItDown** is Microsoft's open-source tool that turns documents — PDFs,
Office files, images, web pages, and more — into clean Markdown, ideal for
feeding content to LLMs or storing it as plain text. This project wires it into
the Explorer right-click menu so a conversion is one click away.
**Target OS:** Windows 10 and Windows 11.
## Features
- Convert a single file, a multi-file selection, or a whole folder (recursive).
- Three actions: save `.md` beside the source, copy Markdown to the clipboard,
or save & open.
- One configurable direct entry plus an options submenu with all actions.
- Per-user install — no admin rights required.
- Checkbox GUI to pick which file types show the menu.
- Bilingual (German / English), auto-selecting the Windows system language.
- Toast notifications with a batch summary for multi-file runs.
- Checks for Python 3.10+ and `markitdown`, offering to install them if missing.
## Supported files
PDF · Word (`.doc`, `.docx`) · Excel (`.xlsx`) · PowerPoint (`.pptx`) ·
images (`.png`, `.jpg`, `.jpeg`) · HTML (`.html`, `.htm`) · `.csv` · `.json` ·
`.xml` · `.txt` · EPUB
Add other extensions yourself in the configuration GUI.
## Install
1. Install PowerShell 7+ (`pwsh`) from https://aka.ms/powershell if you don't have it.
2. Double-click **`install.cmd`**.
That's it — no admin rights needed. On first conversion the tool checks for
Python 3.10+ and `markitdown`, and offers to install them if missing.
## Use
Right-click a file, several files, or a folder:
- **In Markdown umwandeln / Convert to Markdown** — runs the default action.
- **… (Optionen) / … (Options)** — choose: save `.md`, copy to clipboard, or save & open.
On Windows 11 the entries appear under **"Show more options"** (Shift+Right-click).
## Configure
Open **"MarkItDown Context Menu"** from the Start menu to pick which file types
show the menu, set the direct-entry action, and choose the language
(Auto / Deutsch / English).
## Update
Download the latest release, unzip, and run **`install.cmd`** again — no need to
uninstall first. The installer overwrites the program files and keeps your
`settings.json` (file types, language, default action). The current version is
shown under **Installed versions** in the settings window; **Check for updates**
compares it with the latest GitHub release and shows a download button when a
newer one exists.
For a fully clean update, uninstall first, then install.
## Uninstall
Run `uninstall.ps1`, or use the **Uninstall** button in the settings window.
## Settings
