Markdown in Word.
Diagrams stay sharp.
AI assistants hand you Markdown and Mermaid — you do the finishing touches in Microsoft Word. Literex carries both ways losslessly, with one capability no one else offers: Mermaid diagrams as true vectors. Here's what's inside.
- Literex at a glance
- Mermaid as SVG vector (PNG fallback)
- Pandoc conversion, no terminal
- Word for Mac and Windows
- Runs locally, no cloud
- By Consiliari · Made in Germany
Mermaid diagrams as true vectors — in Word
Your AI assistant hands you a Mermaid diagram — and nearly every workflow turns it into a PNG screenshot. Zoom past 200% in Microsoft Word and it goes mushy, unusable on PDF export, pixelated in print. Literex takes a different path.
Literex embeds ```mermaid blocks as true vector graphics — with a reliable PNG fallback, anchored right in the document. The result: diagrams stay razor-sharp — even at 400% zoom, in PDF, and in print. No other Markdown-↔-Word converter does this today.
- Sharp at any zoom, in PDF and print too
- SVG vector with reliable PNG fallback
- Native DOCX graphic — not a linked image
Pandoc quality, no terminal
Conversion runs on Pandoc — the de facto standard, with fifteen years of experience in the hard cases. Literex brings that conversion straight into Microsoft Word — everything runs on your machine. You get Pandoc's accuracy from a button on the Word ribbon.
If you know Pandoc, you'll recognize it under the hood. If you don't, you'll never see a terminal.
- Tables
- Footnotes
- Math
- Code blocks
- Citations
- Locale awareness
One install, both platforms
The same add-in for Microsoft Word runs identically on Word for Mac and Word for Windows (Microsoft 365 and Word 2021+). That matters the moment a team mixes Macs and PCs — and it almost always does.
Most existing tools are Windows-only or live in the browser. With Literex there's no second codebase, no feature gaps depending on your system.
Word for the web and Word for iPad are not supported.
Local, offline, no telemetry
Conversion happens right on your machine. Nothing leaves your computer — which matters for client data, code, and compliance-sensitive material.
No account, no cloud, no usage tracking. It works on a plane.
- No account, no sign-in
- No cloud, no server
- No telemetry, no tracking
Built and maintained by Consiliari
Behind Literex stands Consiliari — a provider based in Germany. We build the add-in for Microsoft Word and keep it maintained, with updates for Word for Mac and Windows from a single source.
Dependable and built to last: conversion runs locally on your machine, and your data stays with you. You know who stands behind it — and where Literex comes from.
Get it free- Provider: Consiliari, Germany
- Actively developed and maintained
- Runs locally — your data stays with you
What Literex does today
A focused set of features — deliberately narrow, and dependable for it.
Open Markdown as Word
A Markdown file becomes native Word content.
Save Word as Markdown
The active document goes back to Markdown.
Paste from the clipboard
Pull in Markdown straight from the system clipboard.
Render Mermaid as vector
```mermaidblocks become sharp vector graphics in the DOCX.reference.docx template
Honor your own template for styles, fonts, and layout.
Settings dialog
Set the Markdown flavor, reference template, and Mermaid theme.
What Literex isn't
A sharp tool is made by leaving things out. These boundaries keep Literex focused.
- Not a Markdown editorbut a converter. You write in VS Code, Obsidian, Typora.
- Not a Word replacementbut an add-in. Word is the target, not the enemy.
- Not a cloud platformbut local. Your machine is the entire infrastructure.
- Not AIbut deterministic. Same input, same output — every time.
- Not a collaboration toolbut for one person. Co-authoring is Word's own job.
- Not a universal converterbut purpose-built for Markdown ↔ DOCX, Mermaid first.
Get started
Markdown in Word.
Diagrams stay sharp.
One install, both platforms, no account. Try Literex on your next architecture doc.
Free. Word for Mac and Windows (365 / 2021+).