Do I need a Mac to convert Keynote files?

No. Our converter handles .key files on any platform — upload and get Markdown instantly, no Apple software required.

Are animations and transitions preserved?

Animations are not applicable to Markdown, but all text content from animated elements and slide builds is captured.

Does it extract images from Keynote?

Text content and structure are preserved. Embedded images are referenced in the Markdown output.

Will I get a .md file when I convert a Apple Keynote file?

Yes. The download is a standard `.md` file — that's the conventional file extension for Markdown. You can open it in any text editor, drop it into Obsidian, paste it into ChatGPT or Claude, or feed it to a RAG pipeline. If your tool prefers `.markdown` or `.txt`, just rename the file — the contents are identical.

Is .md the same as Markdown?

Yes. `.md` is the file extension; "Markdown" (sometimes "MD") is the lightweight markup language inside it. mdstill outputs GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM), which is the dialect ChatGPT, Claude, and Obsidian understand natively.

Convert Apple Keynote to Markdown (.md)

.key → .md

Convert Apple Keynote to Markdown (.md) online — no macOS required. Slides, speaker notes, and text extracted into clean structured MD. Free, instant.

Output is a standard .md file (Markdown / MD), ready for ChatGPT, Claude, Obsidian, and any LLM workflow.

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Drop your Apple Keynote file here

…or paste a file from clipboard ⌘/Ctrl V

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Max file size: 20MB ·

Precision Extraction

Engineered for clean output.

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Slide Extraction

Each slide becomes a section with proper heading hierarchy and horizontal rules as separators.

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Cross-Platform

Open and convert .key files on any OS. No need for macOS, iCloud, or Keynote installed.

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Speaker Notes

Speaker notes are included as blockquotes below each slide's content.

Why use mdstill?

Feature	mdstill	Standard Tools
Privacy	Files deleted after processing	Server-side storage
Table Fidelity	High-precision GFM	Broken text blocks
Output Quality	Semantic Markdown	Raw text dumps
Max File Size	10 MB free, up to 50 MB on Pro	Usually 5-10 MB

Frequently Asked Questions

Feed Apple Keynote to

Converting Apple Keynote is step one — the output is tuned for LLM prompts, RAG pipelines, and knowledge bases.

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