Convert Word Files to Markdown and Vice Versa in C#

The .NET Word Library allows you to convert Word documents to Markdown and Markdown to Word documents in C# with just a few lines of code, without installing Microsoft Word on your machine.

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How to convert a Word document to a Markdown file in C#

1. Install NuGet package: Install the Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core NuGet package in your project.
2. Open Word document: Create a FileStream object to represent the input Word document.
3. Load in .NET Word Library: Create a WordDocument object by passing the FileStream object.
4. Convert Word to Markdown: Save the WordDocument object to the FileStream object in Markdown format.

Here is an example of how to convert a Word document to a Markdown file in C# by using the Syncfusion® .NET Word Library.

//Load an existing Word document.
using FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("Template.docx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
using WordDocument document = new WordDocument(inputStream, FormatType.Docx);

//Save the Word document as a Markdown file.
using FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Sample.md", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
document.Save(outputStream, FormatType.Markdown);

How to convert a Markdown file to a Word document in C#

1. Install NuGet package: Install the Syncfusion.DocIO.Net.Core NuGet package in your project.
2. Open Markdown file: Create a FileStream object to represent the input Markdown file.
3. Load in .NET Word library: Create a WordDocument object by passing the FileStream object.
4. Convert Markdown to Word: Save the WordDocument object to the FileStream object in DOCX format.

Here is an example of how to convert a Markdown file to a Word document in C# using the Syncfusion .NET Word Library (DocIO).

//Load an existing Markdown file.
using FileStream fileStreamPath = new FileStream("Template.md", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
using WordDocument document = new WordDocument(fileStreamPath, FormatType.Txt);

//Save as a Word document.
using FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Sample.docx", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
document.Save(outputStream, FormatType.Docx);

Reference

• Step-by-Step: Convert Word to Markdown and Vice Versa in C# (without Microsoft Word).