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PDF to Notion (via Markdown)

Notion imports Markdown as native blocks: headings, lists and text you can edit. Convert your PDF here first.

🔒 Private by design: the conversion runs in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded.

PDF to Notion (via Markdown) is a free online tool by Hack the Hydra. Notion cannot edit PDF text. Convert the PDF to Markdown here, then import it into Notion as a real page. Free, no upload.

100% freeNo upload: runs in your browserNo sign-up

How to import

Download the .md file, then in Notion: Settings → Import → Text & Markdown, and pick the file. Or copy the Markdown and paste it into an empty page: Notion converts headings and lists as you paste.

How to use

  1. Drop your file in the box above, or click to pick it.
  2. Wait a few seconds while it converts locally.
  3. Copy the result or download it.

FAQ

Why not just upload the PDF to Notion?

An uploaded PDF is an attachment: not editable, not searchable inside Notion databases. Imported Markdown becomes normal Notion blocks.

Does it keep tables?

The browser version keeps table text line by line. For real tables use the API, then paste the Markdown table into Notion.

Bulk conversion API

Need hundreds of PDFs, scanned PDFs (OCR) or real Markdown tables? Use the API: $3 per 1,000 PDFs, failed files free. Open the API →

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/extas_corp~pdf-to-markdown/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"pdfUrls":[{"url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762"}]}'

Use it via API, with a free plan: Document to Markdown API (RapidAPI) · Apify

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