Are you planning to offer .doc support in addition to the current .docx support?
Contributor guide
Tech stack
python
Domain
backendtooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Pythonunderstanding of .doc formatMarkdown conversion
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Research existing Python libraries for converting .doc files, such as antiword or catdoc. Examine the current codebase's .docx handling in markitdown to understand the conversion pipeline. Look at comments in issue #23 for any suggested approaches or maintainer input on scope and requirements.
