mdgate converters

LESS to Markdown in your browser.

Convert LESS files to GitHub-Flavored Markdown directly in your browser.

Your LESS stays on your device. No upload. No account.

Starting local converter

Use LESS to Markdown in your app

$ npm install @mdgate/text 

import { toMarkdown } from '@mdgate/text';

const markdown = await toMarkdown(bytes);

Pure TypeScript, Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Edge, Browser, No Python, No native addons, No WASM, Zero third-party runtime dependencies

How LESS to Markdown works

  1. LESS
  2. plain-text handling
  3. paragraphs · Markdown · code fences
  4. GitHub-Flavored Markdown

Built for JavaScript runtimes

Node.js

Read local files, uploads, S3/R2 objects, and other byte sources.

Cloudflare Workers

Normalize text files directly inside Workers without a second parser.

Browser

Convert LESS locally without uploading it to a server.

Edge

Run the same TypeScript converter in compatible Edge runtimes.

What @mdgate/text extracts

  • .txt / .text: paragraphs
  • .md / .markdown / .mdx: passed through as Markdown
  • Source extensions: wrapped in a fenced code block

Why @mdgate/text

Runs where your JavaScript runs

No separate processing service. The converter is TypeScript you can call from Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, Edge runtimes, and browsers.

Local conversion

LESS files can stay inside your application or browser.

Content detection

Recognizes LESS files from their contents, not only the filename.

Deterministic parsing

The same LESS file produces repeatable Markdown without model inference.

Small runtime surface

No Python. No native addons. No WASM. No third-party runtime dependencies.

LESS for AI agents

Turn LESS files into content your agent can actually work with.

  1. LESS
  2. Markdown
    • grep
    • search
    • chunk
    • index
    • cache
    • cite
    • reason

Need more than LESS?

One format

@mdgate/text

Your own set

@mdgate/core
+ @mdgate/text
+ @mdgate/pdf
+ @mdgate/docx

Broad file support

@mdgate/converters

FAQ

Can I convert LESS to Markdown without uploading it?

Yes. LESS files can be converted locally in the browser.

Does LESS to Markdown work in Cloudflare Workers?

Yes. @mdgate/text runs directly in Cloudflare Workers.

Does it require Python?

No.

Does it require native addons or WASM?

No.

What does it output?

GitHub-Flavored Markdown.

Can I install only the LESS converter?

Yes. Install @mdgate/text instead of the complete converter set.

Why pass a path?

The path selects treatment (paragraphs, pass-through Markdown, or a code fence). It is never used to read a file from disk.