Convert Research Documents to AI-Ready Markdown
Transform PDFs, EPUBs, and web articles into clean Markdown for literature review, RAG systems, and AI-powered research workflows.
What Researchers Use MDConvert For
From literature reviews to building custom AI research assistants
Build AI Knowledge Bases
Convert your reading list into a searchable, AI-queryable corpus
Accelerate Lit Review
Use AI to synthesize across hundreds of sources
Create Research GPTs
Build AI assistants trained on your field's literature
Extract Data Tables
Pull structured data from PDF tables for analysis
Archive & Digitize
Convert scanned historical documents and rare texts
Formats Researchers Convert Most
49% of all conversions
Research papers, journal articles, grant applications, conference proceedings
EPUB
9% of all conversions
Academic textbooks, monographs, edited volumes, open-access books
HTML
4% of all conversions
Web articles, preprints, online journals, blog posts from research blogs
Research Use Cases
From systematic literature reviews to digitizing historical archives
Literature Review at Scale
Convert 100+ research papers to Markdown, build a RAG system, and let AI find connections across your entire corpus.
Key Benefits
- Process entire reference libraries in minutes
- AI-powered synthesis across hundreds of papers
- Find thematic connections you'd miss manually
- Export structured notes for any reference manager
Documents to Convert
- PDF research papers
- Journal articles
- Conference proceedings
- Preprints from arXiv
- Review articles
Building a Research Knowledge Base
From PDFs to AI-powered literature synthesis in four steps
Collect from Your Reference Manager
Export PDFs and EPUBs from Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote. Organize by project or topic.
Batch Convert to Markdown
Upload your collection to MDConvert. Use batch conversion to process hundreds of papers at once. Enable AI Vision for scanned or image-heavy papers.
Upload to a Vector Database
Load your Markdown files into Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, or any vector store. The clean formatting means better embeddings and more accurate retrieval.
Query with AI for Synthesis
Use ChatGPT, Claude, or a custom RAG system to ask questions across your entire research corpus. Find patterns, generate literature reviews, and accelerate discovery.
Plans for Researchers
Start free, upgrade when your research demands it
Starter
For occasional research conversion
- 500 conversions/month
- 50 AI Vision credits
- 100MB max file size
- API access for automation
Pro
For active research projects
- 5,000 conversions/month
- 500 AI Vision credits
- 1GB max file size
- Full API access + batch conversion
- Team access for research groups
2-day free trial
Questions from Researchers
Can I convert an entire Zotero library at once?
Yes! Export your Zotero collection as a folder of PDFs, ZIP it, and upload to our batch converter. Pro and Scale plans support up to 200-500 files per batch.
How well does it handle scientific notation and equations?
Standard conversion preserves inline equations as text. For complex mathematical notation in scanned documents, AI Vision can extract equations and convert them to LaTeX notation within Markdown.
Is my research data kept confidential?
Absolutely. All files are encrypted in transit and at rest. We never train AI models on your data. Documents are processed and immediately available for download — we don't retain copies. GDPR compliant.
Do you offer academic or institutional pricing?
Our Pro plan at $29.99/month covers most individual research needs. For departments or research groups, Scale ($99.99/month) includes team access and 25,000 conversions. Contact us for institutional licensing.
Accelerate Your Research
Join researchers who are building AI-powered knowledge bases from their document libraries
Free plan includes 10 conversions — no credit card required