Markdown to DOCX, and DOCX to Markdown

Write in Markdown and hand someone a Word file, or take a DOCX and get clean Markdown out of it. Documents in Scissor Office opens both and converts between them inside your browser tab.

How to convert Markdown to DOCX

  1. Open the app, press Open file and choose a .md, .markdown, .mdown or .mkd file. It opens as a formatted document on real pages.
  2. Edit it if you like: set fonts, paper size or margins for the Word version.
  3. Choose Save as…, pick DOCX in Format and press Save.
  4. For the other way, open a .docx file, choose Save as… and pick Markdown. Save in the same format keeps a Markdown file as Markdown.

What survives the trip to Markdown

In the documentIn the Markdown file
Headings, the title and quotesMarkdown headings and quotes
Bulleted and numbered lists, also nestedMarkdown lists
Bold, italic, strikethrough and linksMarkdown syntax
Underline and highlightWritten as HTML tags, which Markdown allows, and read back
TablesMarkdown (GFM) tables; borders and merged cells are lost
FootnotesMarkdown footnotes like [^1]
PicturesKept inside the file as embedded data, without their size and wrapping
Fonts, sizes, colours, alignment, page size, headers and footers, named stylesLost

A warning before anything is lost

Markdown cannot hold everything a Word file can. When you save a document as Markdown and it uses something Markdown cannot keep, Scissor Office shows Some things will be lost with the list. You can still save as Markdown, or choose Save as .scissor to keep everything.

Pictures in Markdown

Pictures are written into the Markdown file itself as embedded data, so the file works on its own without a folder of images. That makes the file larger, and some Markdown tools show such pictures and others do not.

HTML too

If you need a web page instead, Save as… HTML keeps nearly everything, except headers, footers and page numbers.

Private by design

Both files are read and written inside your browser tab. Nothing goes to our servers.

A common way to work

Many people draft in Markdown because it is plain text that any editor opens and version control tracks well, then need a Word file for a client, a teacher or a publisher. Open the .md file, set the paper size, margins and fonts the Word version should have, and save it as DOCX. Keep the Markdown as your source and repeat the conversion whenever the text changes.

Want to see for yourself that nothing is uploaded? How it works shows how to check in your browser's Network tab.

Questions and answers

Are tables converted?

Yes. Markdown tables (GFM) open as real tables, and tables are written as Markdown tables. Borders and merged cells are lost in Markdown.

Are headings and lists kept?

Yes, both ways, including nested and numbered lists.

What happens to underline and colours?

Underline and highlight are written as HTML tags inside the Markdown and read back. Fonts, sizes and colours are lost.

Can I convert DOCX to Markdown?

Yes. Open the DOCX, choose Save as… and pick Markdown in Format.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The conversion runs inside your browser tab.