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Image to Markdown Converter with Reviewable OCR.
Upload a clear screenshot or scanned page. This image OCR to Markdown workflow returns reviewable text and keeps the original image beside it for AI use.
PNG, JPEG, WebP, TIFF, and BMP are supported. We show the estimate first; Credit v2 bills 0.5 Credit per actual OCR image.
Delivery ready
Your OCR Markdown is ready
Verified output links appear here after conversion.
Extracted text and its source stay together.
The Markdown contains OCR text and a relative reference to the original image. Metadata records line-level confidence and the exact low-confidence lines so weak output is visible before reuse.
Extract
Offline OCR reads clear text without sending the image to another conversion API.
Review
Download output.md or the full bundle with assets/source.* and quality evidence.
Good for clear text. Complex layouts remain Beta.
image-to-markdown
Use the browser, API, CLI, or MCP through one account and History.
Clear screenshots
Single-column scans and high-contrast text are the safest first use cases.
Layout may flatten
Tables, formulas, handwriting, charts, and multi-column reading order may need review.
Portable bundle
Markdown, the source image, metadata, source map, quality report, manifest, and ZIP use one contract.
Use the same OCR capability from your server or agent.
API
Bound the cost
curl -X POST https://markovo.net/v1/convert \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${MARKOVO_API_KEY}" \
-F "file=@scan.png" \
-F "capability_id=image-to-markdown" \
-F "max_credits=0.5"CLI
Download the bundle
markovo convert scan.png \
--out runs/scan \
--max-credits 0.5MCP
Give an agent a limit
markovo_convert({
"input_path": "scan.png",
"max_credits": 0.5
})Review output from the Image to Markdown Converter.
OCR converts visible pixels into candidate text; it does not make the source image unnecessary. Markovo keeps the original beside the Markdown so uncertain characters and layout can be checked.
Prefer clear, upright images
High contrast, readable type, complete margins, and a consistent orientation improve extraction. Blur, shadows, compression, handwriting, tiny text, curved pages, and mixed scripts can reduce confidence.
Check reading order and tables
Columns, forms, receipts, screenshots, and tables may need manual ordering. OCR can recover words without fully preserving the visual relationship among labels, values, icons, or diagram elements.
Use warnings as review signals
Compare names, identifiers, totals, dates, equations, and low-confidence spans with the original. Do not treat valid Markdown as proof that every character is correct.
Keep image evidence beside extracted text.
For receipts, forms, research figures, screenshots, or identity-sensitive material, retain the original asset and compare every consequential field. The bundle makes that review possible without presenting OCR confidence as guaranteed accuracy.