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Markdownify MCP Server - UTF-8 Enhanced

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MCP Markdownify Server with UTF-8 Support - Enhanced version with better multilingual handling

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Overview

Markdownify MCP Server is an enhanced version of the original Markdownify MCP project, designed to convert various file types into Markdown format with comprehensive UTF-8 support, optimizing multilingual content handling.

To use the Markdownify MCP Server, clone the repository, install the necessary dependencies, build the project, and start the server. You can then convert web pages or local files to Markdown using command line instructions.

  • Full UTF-8 encoding support for all operations. - Batch processing of multiple files. - Enhanced handling of YouTube video transcripts and metadata extraction. - Improved error handling with detailed messages in multiple languages. - Optimized performance for large file conversions.
  1. Converting web pages to Markdown format.
  2. Batch processing of documents for Markdown conversion.
  3. Extracting transcripts from YouTube videos for documentation.
  4. Converting various file types like PDFs, DOCX, and PPTX to Markdown.

Add to your AI client

Use these steps to connect Markdownify MCP Server - UTF-8 Enhanced in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.

Cursor

Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.

.mcp.json (project root)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.

Cline MCP Settings (via UI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-markdownify-mcp-utf8-jdjr2024"
      ]
    }
  }
}
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