microsoft / microsoft/markitdown
Support for .doc extensions
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enhancement
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- Python
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Description
Are you planning to offer .doc support in addition to the current .docx support?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue identifies the existing .docx support but no file or test location. Start by tracing how document extensions are detected and how .docx files enter the conversion path. Done means .doc files are accepted and converted to Markdown consistently with the existing .docx behavior, with coverage for the new extension.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100