Minimal

What this example does - Converts a single source (URL or local file path) to a unified Docling document and prints Markdown to stdout.

Requirements - Python 3.9+ - Install Docling: pip install docling

How to run - Use the default sample URL: python docs/examples/minimal.py - To use your own file or URL, edit the source variable below.

Notes - The converter auto-detects supported formats (PDF, DOCX, HTML, PPTX, images, etc.). - For batch processing or saving outputs to files, see docs/examples/batch_convert.py.

from docling.document_converter import DocumentConverter

# Change this to a local path or another URL if desired.
# Note: using the default URL requires network access; if offline, provide a
# local file path (e.g., Path("/path/to/file.pdf")).
source = "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.09869"

converter = DocumentConverter()
result = converter.convert(source)

# Print Markdown to stdout.
print(result.document.export_to_markdown())