Is convert-documents-to-markdown or obsidian-markdown more popular?

obsidian-markdown has more GitHub stars (50,001 against 8,591). Stars measure attention, not quality, so check freshness and docs too.

Do convert-documents-to-markdown and obsidian-markdown work with Claude Code?

Yes, both list a Claude Code install; the commands are on this page.

Are convert-documents-to-markdown and obsidian-markdown open source?

Yes: convert-documents-to-markdown is MIT and obsidian-markdown is MIT.

convert-documents-to-markdown vs obsidian-markdown

convert-documents-to-markdown and obsidian-markdown are both agent skills for Markdown. convert-documents-to-markdown is published by firecrawl and obsidian-markdown by kepano. Both install in Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex and Cursor. On GitHub, obsidian-markdown has 50,001 stars and convert-documents-to-markdown has 8,591. convert-documents-to-markdown was last active in Oct 2026, obsidian-markdown in Sep 2026. The table lines up where they differ (publisher, GitHub stars, freshness grade and last active) and has the install commands for both. Everything here comes from the listings' public sources and is refreshed daily. convert-documents-to-markdown describes itself as: Convert Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), OpenDocument (.odt, .ods, .odp), RTF, EPUB, CSV, and PDF files to GitHub-Flavored…. obsidian-markdown: Create and edit Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and other Obsidian-specific syntax. Licenses: convert-documents-to-markdown MIT, obsidian-markdown MIT.

Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Built from catalog data; how we rank and grade

convert-documents-to-markdown

firecrawl

Convert Word (.doc, .docx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), OpenDocument (.odt, .ods, .odp), RTF, EPUB, CSV, and PDF files to GitHub-Flavored…

obsidian-markdown

kepano

Create and edit Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and other Obsidian-specific syntax.

Who should pick which

obsidian-markdown has the larger community: 50,001 GitHub stars against 8,591.
convert-documents-to-markdown is more recently active (freshness A against B).

From listing data only. We don't pick a winner on security beyond the grades; read how grades work.

Side by side

Fact	convert-documents-to-markdown	obsidian-markdown
Type	Skill	Skill
Publisher	firecrawl	kepano
License	MIT	MIT
Pricing	free	free
Runs	Not stated	Not stated
Auth	Not stated	Not stated
Hosts supported	Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf	Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf
Tools	Not listed yet	Not listed yet
Security grade	–Security: not graded yet	–Security: not graded yet
Freshness grade	BFreshness: B	DFreshness: D
GitHub stars	8,591	50,021
Weekly downloads	Not measured	Not measured
Last release	Unknown	Unknown
Last activity	Sep 4, 2026	Mar 22, 2026

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