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MarkItDown vs Unstructured
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| Fact | MarkItDown | Unstructured |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | HTML |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 189k | 16k |
| Latest | v0.1.8 | 0.27.16 |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 59 days between releases | about 6 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 57 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 17 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace LlamaParse. Alternatives to LlamaParse →
PartialMarkItDownConverts office files, PDFs and more to Markdown, without layout models.
PartialUnstructuredPartitions documents into typed elements for RAG pipelines, from Python.
MarkItDown
Unstructured
- 0.27.162026-10-05This release rolls up all changes since 0.27.10; versions 0.27.11–0.27.15 were not published to PyPI individually.
- 0.27.102026-09-27fix(html): extract definition lists instead of discarding them
- 0.27.92026-09-26fix(chunking): retain table rowspans across cell splits
- 0.27.82026-09-22fix: partition multi-section DOCX files in linear time
- 0.27.62026-09-14Fix DOCX text_as_html duplicating merged-cell text instead of colspan/rowspan
MarkItDown
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Unstructured
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