microsoft / microsoft/markitdown
Feature Request: Binary Distribution for MarkItDown
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Description
Issue
I find MarkItDown to be an excellent tool for converting various file formats to Markdown. However, currently it's only available through pip installation or source code building, which requires Python environment setup.
Request
Please consider providing pre-built binary executables for MarkItDown to allow:
Easy integration in projects without Python dependencies
Quick use in environments where installing Python packages is difficult
Direct execution on various operating systems as a standalone tool
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Research direction
Start by reviewing MarkItDown's current pip installation, source-build process, and command-line entry point. Define which operating systems and distribution targets are required, then document a binary-building and release approach with standalone execution as the completion criterion.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system, cli, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100