mdgate converters

TAB to Markdown in your browser.

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

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

Starting local converter

Use TAB to Markdown in your app

$ npm install @mdgate/csv 

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

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 TAB to Markdown works

  1. TAB
  2. delimited-text parsing
  3. rows · columns · 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 CSV and TSV directly inside Workers without a spreadsheet engine.

Browser

Convert TAB locally without uploading it to a server.

Edge

Run the same TypeScript converter in compatible Edge runtimes.

What @mdgate/csv extracts

  • Quoted fields
  • Comma, semicolon, and tab delimiters
  • UTF-8 and UTF-16
  • .csv, .tsv, and .tab

Why @mdgate/csv

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

TAB files can stay inside your application or browser.

Content detection

tab has no strong file signature. Supply a path hint such as report.tab when composing converters.

Deterministic parsing

The same TAB file produces repeatable Markdown without model inference.

Small runtime surface

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

TAB for AI agents

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

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

Need more than TAB?

One format

@mdgate/csv

Your own set

@mdgate/core
+ @mdgate/csv
+ @mdgate/pdf
+ @mdgate/docx

Broad file support

@mdgate/converters

FAQ

Can I convert TAB to Markdown without uploading it?

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

Does TAB to Markdown work in Cloudflare Workers?

Yes. @mdgate/csv 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 TAB converter?

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

Does it convert Excel workbooks?

No. Use @mdgate/xlsx for .xlsx and .xls.

Why pass a path?

Delimited text is signature-less. path is a sniff hint only. The converter never reads that path from disk.