# Word to Markdown - Convert docx to HTML, TXT and PDF Online

> Free online Word converter: read headings, lists, tables, images and footnotes out of a docx and export Markdown, single-file HTML or plain text.

- URL: https://qilingtools.com/en/word-convert
- Category: Productivity (https://qilingtools.com/en/office)
- Tags: [Markdown](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/markdown), [Converters](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/convert), [Documents](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/document), [Productivity](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/office)
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Price: Free, no sign-up
- Privacy: Runs locally in the browser; files are never uploaded

Moving a Word document into a blog, a wiki or a Git repository, what matters is the structure: which heading level, where the lists are, how many columns a table has. This tool parses the docx in your browser, shows a formatted preview first, then exports Markdown, HTML or plain text — or opens the print dialog so you can save a PDF.

## How to use

1. Choose a .docx file
2. Check the preview for heading levels and tables
3. Export as Markdown / HTML / plain text, or click Print to PDF

## Features

- Keeps heading levels, ordered and bullet lists, tables, bold, italics and links
- Images come along: Markdown is packed as a ZIP, HTML embeds them as data URLs
- Footnotes become Markdown [^1] references with matching notes at the end
- The printed PDF keeps text selectable and searchable — it is not a screenshot

## FAQ

### Can it open .doc files?

No. .doc is the Word 97-2003 binary format and shares nothing with .docx internally. Save it as .docx in Word or WPS first.

### Why does the layout differ from Word?

Markdown and HTML have no concept of font sizes, columns or floating text boxes, so the export keeps structure rather than layout. For a pixel-faithful page, use Word's own Export as PDF.

### Are lists from non-English Word versions detected?

Yes. Those versions attach numbering to the paragraph style, and the tool follows the style chain to the numbering definition: ordered lists become 1. and bullets become -. If the original text was typed by hand, it stays as ordinary text.

### Do tracked changes and comments come through?

No. The export reflects the document as it currently reads; revision marks and comment balloons are left out. Accept or reject changes in Word first.

### Do images stay in place?

Each image lands in the paragraph it belongs to, but wrap-around positioning has no Markdown equivalent, so it becomes its own line.

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