# Docx To Markdown

> Docx To Markdown is an Agent Skill for documents published in the majiayu000/claude-skill-registry repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Convert Microsoft Word (.docx) files to Markdown. Use when importing Word documents, extracting content from DOCX for version control, or converting documentation to Markdown format.

- Skill name: `docx-to-markdown`
- Category: [Documents](https://www.openparable.com/skill/documents/1)
- Source: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/data/docx-to-markdown/SKILL.md
- Repository: majiayu000/claude-skill-registry (498 GitHub stars when collected)

## SKILL.md

# docx-to-markdown

Convert Microsoft Word (.docx) documents to Markdown format.

## Installation Required

```bash
cd .claude/skills/docx-to-markdown
npm install
```

**Dependencies:** `mammoth`, `turndown`, `@truto/turndown-plugin-gfm`

## Quick Start

```bash
# Basic conversion
node .claude/skills/docx-to-markdown/scripts/convert.cjs \
  --file ./document.docx

# Custom output path
node .claude/skills/docx-to-markdown/scripts/convert.cjs \
  --file ./doc.docx \
  --output ./output/doc.md

# Extract images to directory
node .claude/skills/docx-to-markdown/scripts/convert.cjs \
  --file ./doc.docx \
  --output ./output/doc.md \
  --images ./output/images/
```

## CLI Options

| Option            | Required | Description                                             |
| ----------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--file <path>`   | Yes      | Input DOCX file                                         |
| `--output <path>` | No       | Output Markdown path (default: input name + .md)        |
| `--images <dir>`  | No       | Directory for extracted images (default: inline base64) |

## Output Format (JSON)

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "input": "/path/to/input.docx",
  "output": "/path/to/output.md",
  "wordCount": 1523,
  "images": 5,
  "warnings": ["Some formatting may be simplified"]
}
```

## Supported Elements

- Headings (H1-H6)
- Paragraphs and emphasis (bold, italic, strikethrough)
- Ordered and unordered lists
- Tables (GFM format)
- Links
- Images (extracted or base64)
- Code blocks (requires Word "Code" style)
- Blockquotes

## Known Limitations

- **Nested lists**: Numbering may reset in deeply nested lists
- **Nested tables**: Inner tables are flattened
- **Code blocks**: Require explicit Word style mapping ("Code" or "Code Block")
- **Complex formatting**: Some advanced formatting may be simplified
- **Footnotes**: Converted but may lose some formatting

## Google Docs Support

Export your Google Doc as DOCX first, then convert:

1. In Google Docs: File → Download → Microsoft Word (.docx)
2. Run this converter on the downloaded file

## Troubleshooting

**Dependencies not found:** Run `npm install` in skill directory
**Empty output:** Ensure DOCX contains actual text (not just images)
**Code blocks not detected:** Use Word's built-in "Code" style

## IMPORTANT Task Planning Notes

- Always plan and break many small todo tasks
- Always add a final review todo task to review the works done at the end to find any fix or enhancement needed

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