mdgate converters

Pages to Markdown in your browser.

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

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

Starting local converter

Use Pages to Markdown in your app

$ npm install @mdgate/pages 

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

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 Pages to Markdown works

  1. Pages
  2. iWork archive parsing
  3. headings · lists · tables
  4. GitHub-Flavored Markdown

Built for JavaScript runtimes

Node.js

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

Cloudflare Workers

Parse Pages files directly inside Workers without iWork or a native binary.

Browser

Convert Pages files locally without uploading them to a server.

Edge

Run the same TypeScript converter in compatible Edge runtimes.

What @mdgate/pages extracts

  • Headings and paragraphs
  • Emphasis
  • Lists
  • Tables
  • Text storage order inside the iWork package

Why @mdgate/pages

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

Pages files can stay inside your application or browser.

Content detection

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

Deterministic parsing

The same Pages file produces repeatable Markdown without model inference.

Small runtime surface

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

Pages for AI agents

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

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

Need more than Pages?

One format

@mdgate/pages

Your own set

@mdgate/core
+ @mdgate/pages
+ @mdgate/pdf
+ @mdgate/docx

Broad file support

@mdgate/converters

FAQ

Can I convert Pages to Markdown without uploading it?

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

Does Pages to Markdown work in Cloudflare Workers?

Yes. @mdgate/pages 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 Pages converter?

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