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Convert Academic Papers & ArXiv PDFs to Markdown

Extract scientific papers, journal publications, and conference proceedings into clean Markdown with intact LaTeX math, 2-column de-interleaving, and citations.

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Updated September 2026

Academic Paper Markdown Extraction Engine

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Academic Paper LaTeX Formula and Two-Column Extraction Diagram

Before vs. After: Research Paper Transformation

See how our parser transforms an unstructured arXiv PDF into a beautifully formatted, KaTeX-ready Markdown document:

Raw ArXiv PDF Extract (Jumbled Header)
Broken Layout
Attention Is All You Need Ashish Vaswani Noam Shazeer Niki Parmar Jakob Uszkoreit Llion Jones Aidan N. Gomez Lukasz Kaiser Illia Polosukhin
Abstract
The dominant sequence transduction models are based on complex recurrent or convolutional neural networks...
1 Introduction
Recurrent neural networks, long short-term memory [12] and gated recurrent [7] neural networks...
Structured Academic Markdown (KaTeX Math)
Valid CommonMark
# Attention Is All You Need

**Authors:** Ashish Vaswani, Noam Shazeer, Niki Parmar, Jakob Uszkoreit, Llion Jones, Aidan N. Gomez, Łukasz Kaiser, Illia Polosukhin  
**Published:** NeurIPS 2017  

## Abstract
The dominant sequence transduction models are based on complex recurrent or convolutional neural networks. We propose the **Transformer**, a model architecture relying entirely on an attention mechanism to draw global dependencies between input and output.

### Scaled Dot-Product Attention Equation
$$
\text{Attention}(Q, K, V) = \text{softmax}\left(\frac{QK^T}{\sqrt{d_k}}\right)V
$$

## 1. Introduction
Recurrent neural networks, long short-term memory [12] and gated recurrent [7] architectures have been firmly established as state of the art...

Engineered for Complex Scientific Typographies

Academic papers represent the most complex document format in existence: combining two-column body text, full-width title blocks, embedded LaTeX equations, vector figures, and extensive bibliographies. Our spatial parser handles each component with specialized mathematical heuristics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about format extraction, privacy, and markdown compatibility.

Does this converter handle 2-column IEEE and arXiv paper layouts?

Yes! Our parser incorporates a spatial column de-interleaving algorithm that separates Column 1 from Column 2, preventing sentences from crossing column gutters and preserving the true reading order of research papers.

Are mathematical equations converted into KaTeX/LaTeX Markdown?

Yes. Symbol font characters and vector fractions are translated into clean LaTeX math delimiters (`$...$` for inline, `$$...$$` for display equation blocks).

How are citations and reference bibliographies formatted?

Numbered citations (e.g., `[1]`, `[12]`) and bibliography entries are structured as standard CommonMark footnote references and lists.

Can I import the converted paper directly into Obsidian or Zotero notes?

Yes. The generated Markdown includes YAML metadata and KaTeX blocks compatible with Obsidian vaults, Logseq graphs, and Zotero markdown export workflows.

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