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Android app ​

Markdrop for Android converts files, photos and links to Markdown on your phone. The conversion engine runs on the phone itself, so your files are not uploaded anywhere. You can pick files in the app, or share them to Markdrop from any other app.

Install the app ​

The app is not in the Play Store. Install it from the release file.

  1. On your phone, download markdrop-mobile-0.1.0.apk from the latest release.

  2. Open the downloaded file. If Android asks, allow your browser or file manager to install unknown apps.

  3. Select Install.

From a computer with Android platform tools, you can also run adb install markdrop-mobile-0.1.0.apk.

The app needs Android 7 or newer and a 64-bit ARM phone (most phones from recent years). It is signed with a development key for now, so Android may warn about it.

Convert a file ​

  1. Open Markdrop. The Convert tab is shown.

  2. Tap Pick files to convert and choose one or more files.

    The status shows Converting and the file name, then the result opens.

  3. Read the result. Tap the view button to switch between the formatted text and the raw Markdown.

  4. Choose what to do with it:

    • Copy text copies the Markdown. A message says Markdown copied.
    • Share .md sends the file to another app, such as a notes app or email.
    • Save file saves it to Downloads/Markdrop/ on the phone.

Convert a web page or YouTube video ​

  1. On the Convert tab, paste the address under Link or YouTube video.

  2. Tap Convert.

A YouTube link becomes the video's title, description and transcript. Links need an internet connection.

Share to Markdrop from other apps ​

In any app that can share, such as Files, your browser or your photo gallery, tap Share and choose Markdrop. Markdrop opens and converts what you shared: a file, several files, a photo or a link.

Convert a photo ​

Pick or share a photo, for example of a printed page. Markdrop reads the text in it on the phone (this is called OCR, optical character recognition) and gives you that text as Markdown. It works with Latin-script text, such as English, French or Spanish.

The Library ​

The Library tab lists your past conversions. Tap one to open it again, or tap the bin icon to delete it. Before your first conversion it reads Converted documents appear here.

Limits in version 0.1.0 ​

  • Excel files (.xlsx) and audio are not converted on the phone yet. Use Markdrop Studio for spreadsheets.
  • PowerPoint files (.pptx) work on most phones, but not on the newest phones that use 16 KB memory pages. On those, the app shows a clear message instead.
  • Video files are not converted. For videos on YouTube, paste the link to get the transcript.

Next steps ​