According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, Zerox has 2,023 downloads and 0 stars — ranked #4,412 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #341 of 435 in Office.

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253

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2.0K

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Overall Rank

#4,412

Top 87% overall · Top 79% in Office

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SkillHub ↗	253	2.0K	-	—

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What this skill does

Convert PDFs, DOCX, PPTX files, and images to Markdown with zerox to extract text. Conversion depends on the configured service and model; OCR results may differ from the original layout, so compare important content with the source file. Conversion sends documents through a third-party API path. Use only files approved for remote processing and provide APIYI_API_KEY explicitly instead of relying on a shared credential file. On macOS, avoid background conversion with untrusted filenames.

Profile published 2026-10-27

What you can do with it

Extract text from documents into Markdown
Process text in scanned documents

When to use it

When converting office documents into editable text
When reviewing OCR from scans or complex layouts

Example prompts

Generated from the skill’s documentation as examples; not results of actual runs.

Convert this document to Markdown and preserve its headings and lists.

Extract text from the scanned file and flag uncertain parts.

Monthly Trend

Downloads2.0K

Stars-

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Month	Downloads	MoM	Stars
2026-09	2.0K	—	-
2026-08	1.8K	+5.6%	-
2026-07	1.7K	—	-
2026-05	1.4K	—	-
2026-03	964	—	-

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---
name: zerox
description: Convert documents (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, images, etc.) to Markdown using the zerox library. Use when the user needs to extract text content from document files.
homepage: https://github.com/getomni-ai/zerox
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"📄","requires":{"bins":["node"],"env":["APIYI_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"APIYI_API_KEY"}}
---

# Zerox Document Converter

Convert various document formats to Markdown using the zerox library and GPT-4o vision.

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## Supported Formats

- PDF (scanned and text-based)
- Microsoft Word (DOCX)
- Microsoft PowerPoint (PPTX)
- Images (PNG, JPG, etc.)
- And more via OCR

## Convert Document (Foreground)

For small files (< 30 seconds):

```bash
node {baseDir}/scripts/convert.mjs <filePath> [outputPath]
```

### Examples

```bash
# Convert PDF - saves to {baseDir}/output/document.md by default
node {baseDir}/scripts/convert.mjs "/path/to/document.pdf"

# Convert PDF with custom output path
node {baseDir}/scripts/convert.mjs "/path/to/document.pdf" "/path/to/output.md"

# Convert Word document - saves to {baseDir}/output/document.md
node {baseDir}/scripts/convert.mjs "/path/to/document.docx"
```

## Convert Document (Background)

For large files or scanned PDFs that take minutes:

```bash
node {baseDir}/scripts/convert-bg.mjs <filePath> [outputPath]
```

### Features

- Runs conversion in background (no timeout issues)
- Logs progress to `{baseDir}/output/convert-bg.log`
- Sends macOS notification when complete
- Detached from terminal (safe to close)

### Examples

```bash
# Convert large scanned PDF in background
node {baseDir}/scripts/convert-bg.mjs "/path/to/scanned-document.pdf"

# Monitor progress
tail -f {baseDir}/output/convert-bg.log
```

## Requirements

- `APIYI_API_KEY`: Your OpenAI-compatible API key (environment variable)

## Notes

- The conversion uses GPT-4o vision to extract text, so it works even with scanned documents
- Large documents may take some time to process
- Output is plain Markdown text