It batch-converts PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, EPUB, and images into structured Markdown, and it uses OCR when the source is a picture or a scan rather than selectable text. It also exports Markdown back out to common formats, so a file does not have to stay in one ecosystem.

That is useful if you keep research, docs, or course notes in Markdown and your inputs arrive as office files. Batch conversion matters more than a one-off paste when you have a folder of sources instead of a single page. I would still spot-check tables, headings, and anything that came through OCR before treating the Markdown as final.

The official site is MarkAny.

This note is part of a short series on practical AI tools. This one is about getting documents into Markdown and back out again.

Where that matters:

• Documents. Headings, tables, and sections should survive the translation instead of collapsing into one paragraph.
• Images. The words are often inside a picture, a slide export, or a scanned page rather than a text file.
• Video. Spoken or on-screen language can be handled without a separate transcription step first.

It is a better fit for files you would rather not rebuild than for a single sentence in a chat box. As with any machine translation, names, numbers, and domain terms still deserve a human pass before you publish or send the result.

You can try it at TransMonkey.

This is a short note on a practical AI tool, focused on translation that stays inside the original format.

What it is built to help with:

• Quizzes. Draft questions you can adapt to the topic and the level you are teaching.
• Rubrics. Spell out what good work looks like before students start.
• Lesson plans and classroom materials. Get a structured first pass on the handouts and plans you would otherwise write from scratch.

It is most useful when you already know the learning goal and want a solid draft to edit, not a script to read aloud unchanged. Facts, reading level, and whether the questions match what you taught still need a teacher’s pass.

The official site is TeachAny.

This note is part of a short series on practical AI tools. This one is for educators who need classroom materials faster without giving up the edit.