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PDFtoMD compared with PDF Retype
DetailPDFtoMD logo PDFtoMDPDF Retype logo PDF Retype
What it doesConvert PDF to MD in seconds Free PDF to Word converter with OCR that preserves layout, tables, stamps and signatures
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Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree: 10 pages/day, up to 10 pages per file. Starter: $15.9/mo (1,000 pages/month, up to 20 pages per file). Professional: $19.9/mo (3,000 pages/month, up to 100 pages per file). Enterprise: $99.9/mo (30,000 pages/month, up to 200 pages per file). Completely free with no trial limits, hidden fees, watermarks or paid plans. Fair-use limits: 25 MB per file, 50 pages per PDF.
Key features
  • Converts digital PDFs with exact text layer fidelity
  • Detects headings, paragraphs, and lists as proper Markdown syntax
  • OCR support for scanned pages and images
  • Vision mode reconstructs tables, formulas, and charts
  • Conversion history saves results to account
  • Fast processing in seconds
  • No installation or complex settings required
  • Compatible with all Markdown tools
  • PDF to Word conversion with layout preservation and real table/heading reconstruction
  • Preserve stamps, signatures and watermarks in converted documents
  • Merge up to 20 PDFs or images in chosen order
  • PDF compression with visible before/after file sizes
  • Extract tables from PDF to Excel spreadsheets
  • 29 free document tools including split, organize, rotate, watermark, protect, redact and sign PDFs
  • No account required, no watermarks, automatic 24-hour file deletion
  • Free Android app with camera scanning and OCR
What makes it different
  • Handles both digital PDFs and scanned documents with AI-powered OCR
  • Preserves document structure with proper Markdown formatting automatically
  • 10 free pages daily with no sign-up required
  • Processes documents in seconds without manual cleanup
  • Uses state-of-the-art OCR and vision models for high accuracy
  • Genuine layout reconstruction that rebuilds tables and headings as real Word structures, not flattened images
  • Preserves stamps, signatures and watermarks while keeping text editable
  • Complete privacy with no accounts, no data collection and automatic 24-hour deletion
  • 93.8% measured text retention across 219-document test corpus
  • Specialized Hindi/Devanagari OCR support including Kruti Dev to Unicode conversion
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)9 no change since last check3 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)55
Citation Flow (Majestic)2524
Referring domains (Majestic)819

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