InstaMD

InstaMD is a VS Code extension that batch-converts supported business documents into Markdown for local review and downstream indexing workflows.

What It Does

• Adds a folder context-menu action: InstaMD: Convert to MD
• Recursively scans the selected folder for supported file types
• Converts each supported file to Markdown
• Writes output to a sibling folder named <source-folder>-MD
• Preserves source subfolder structure in the output

Supported Source Formats

• .docx
• .pdf
• .xlsx
• .xls
• .csv
• .pptx

Output Contract

For each conversion run, InstaMD writes:

• Markdown files named as sourceFilename.ext.md (for deterministic identity)
• YAML frontmatter metadata per Markdown file
• A run-level manifest.json with success/failure details
• A generated README.md inside the output folder describing the contract

Offline-First

InstaMD runs entirely locally in the VS Code extension host:

• No cloud conversion services
• No network dependency for document processing
• Local filesystem input/output only

Quick Start

1. Open a workspace containing source documents.
2. In Explorer, right-click a folder.
3. Select InstaMD: Convert to MD.
4. Review results in the created <folder>-MD output folder.

Notes

• Conversion quality depends on source complexity, especially for PDFs and slide layouts.
• Failed files are captured in manifest.json for retry or troubleshooting.

License

See LICENSE (proprietary, all rights reserved).