April 5, 2026: A quick update on the reverse process: converting PDF to Markdown, including logs and progress tracking.
For those who write or import content in Markdown, I spent a few hours creating a super-simple and fast conversion system.
This issue isn't directly related to this channel, but since Markdown is now essential for Obsidian and AI, I wanted to share it with you
🎯 The problem it solves:
You write in .md (Obsidian, Notion, editors) but need to deliver in DOCX or PDF for work/clients/colleagues.
💡 The solution:
A toolkit with 4 access methods depending on your context:
1️⃣ Terminal (for devs)
2️⃣ Raycast (my favorite ⭐)
File in Finder → Cmd+Space → "pandoc docx" → Done
04/05/2026: PDF vs. Markdown to save tokens → done
3️⃣ Sublime/VS Code
Cmd+B while you write → Automatic export
4️⃣ Batch
md2docx *.md → All files in the folder converted
✨ Features:
✅ Perfectly formatted tables
✅ Code blocks with syntax highlighting
✅ Automatic table of contents
✅ Customizable Word templates
✅ No unwanted square brackets []
⚡ Performance:
- DOCX: < 1 sec
- PDF: 1-3 sec (04/05/2026 PDF Converter vs. MD)
- 100% local (no cloud)
📦 Installation: 2 minutes
📚 Complete documentation included
🆓 Free and open source
Compatible with macOS Catalina+ 🍎
And if needed, we can expand it with other tools, even on PC