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Best Claude skills for PDF, Word and Excel documents

Document skills let your agent read and produce real files: PDFs with forms, Word documents with tracked changes, Excel workbooks with formulas and PowerPoint decks. Anthropic's own docx, pdf, pptx and xlsx skills power file creation in Claude and are open source.

206 documents skills · ranked live · November 2026

The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.

  1. Anthropic

    Skills

    #1
    Anthropic

    Docx

    Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word…

    Pack192k3.8MScore 93
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  2. Anthropic

    Skills

    #2
    Anthropic

    PDF

    Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs…

    Pack192k3.8MScore 91
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  3. Anthropic

    Skills

    #3
    Anthropic

    Pptx

    Use this skill any time a .pptx or .potx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or presentations; reading, parsing, or…

    Pack192k3.8MScore 91
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  4. GitHub

    Awesome Copilot

    #4
    GitHub

    Acquire Codebase Knowledge

    Use this skill when the user explicitly asks to map, document, or onboard into an existing codebase. Trigger for prompts like "map this codebase", "document this architecture", "onboard me…

    Pack41k2.4MScore 87
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  5. #5
    Yuan1z0825

    Nature Image2ppt

    Reconstruct slide images, screenshots, scanned PDFs, or image-only PPTX files as object-level editable PowerPoint. Use for 图片转可编辑PPT、截图还原PPT and diagram reconstruction; not authoring a new…

    Pack53k301kScore 84
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  6. #6
    Yuan1z0825

    Nature Paper2word

    Compile an academic Markdown manuscript into a journal- or school-compliant Word (.docx): declared typography, native OMML equations, three-line tables, cross-references, per-section page…

    Pack53k301kScore 84
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  7. #7
    JimLiu

    Baoyu Format Markdown

    Formats plain text or markdown files with frontmatter, titles, summaries, headings, bold, lists, and code blocks. Use when user asks to "format markdown", "beautify article", "add…

    Pack27k614kScore 82
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  8. #8
    JimLiu

    Baoyu Post To Wechat

    Posts content to WeChat Official Account (微信公众号) via API or Chrome CDP. Supports article posting (文章) with HTML, markdown, or plain text input, and image-text posting (贴图, formerly 图文) with…

    Pack27k614kScore 82
    Details
  9. #9
    JimLiu

    Baoyu Url To Markdown

    Fetch any URL and convert to markdown using baoyu-fetch CLI (Chrome CDP with site-specific adapters). Built-in adapters for X/Twitter, YouTube transcripts, Hacker News threads, and generic…

    Pack27k614kScore 82
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  10. Garry Tan

    Gstack

    #10
    Garry Tan

    Make PDF

    Turn any markdown file into a publication-quality PDF. (gstack)

    Pack141k47kScore 82
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What makes a great documents skill.

  • Bundled scripts that validate the output file, not only generate it.

  • Support for editing existing files, not only creating new ones.

  • Template handling so outputs match your brand.

All 206 documents skills.

Anthropic

Skills

93
Anthropic

docx

Use this skill whenever the user wants to create, read, edit, or manipulate Word documents (.docx files) or Word templates (.dotx files). Triggers include: any mention of 'Word doc', 'word…

Pack192k3.8MDocuments

Anthropic

Skills

91
Anthropic

pdf

Use this skill whenever the user wants to do anything with PDF files. This includes reading or extracting text/tables from PDFs, combining or merging multiple PDFs into one, splitting PDFs…

Pack192k3.8MDocuments

Anthropic

Skills

91
Anthropic

pptx

Use this skill any time a .pptx or .potx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or presentations; reading, parsing, or…

Pack192k3.8MPresentations

GitHub

Awesome Copilot

87
GitHub

acquire-codebase-knowledge

Use this skill when the user explicitly asks to map, document, or onboard into an existing codebase. Trigger for prompts like "map this codebase", "document this architecture", "onboard me…

Pack41k2.4MCoding
84
Yuan1z0825

nature-image2ppt

Reconstruct slide images, screenshots, scanned PDFs, or image-only PPTX files as object-level editable PowerPoint. Use for 图片转可编辑PPT、截图还原PPT and diagram reconstruction; not authoring a new…

Pack53k301kPresentations
84
Yuan1z0825

nature-paper2word

Compile an academic Markdown manuscript into a journal- or school-compliant Word (.docx): declared typography, native OMML equations, three-line tables, cross-references, per-section page…

Pack53k301kDocuments
82
JimLiu

baoyu-format-markdown

Formats plain text or markdown files with frontmatter, titles, summaries, headings, bold, lists, and code blocks. Use when user asks to "format markdown", "beautify article", "add…

Pack27k614kDocuments
82
JimLiu

baoyu-post-to-wechat

Posts content to WeChat Official Account (微信公众号) via API or Chrome CDP. Supports article posting (文章) with HTML, markdown, or plain text input, and image-text posting (贴图, formerly 图文) with…

Pack27k614kWriting
82
JimLiu

baoyu-url-to-markdown

Fetch any URL and convert to markdown using baoyu-fetch CLI (Chrome CDP with site-specific adapters). Built-in adapters for X/Twitter, YouTube transcripts, Hacker News threads, and generic…

Pack27k614kDocuments

Garry Tan

Gstack

82
Garry Tan

make-pdf

Turn any markdown file into a publication-quality PDF. (gstack)

Pack141k47kDocuments
82
Yuan1z0825

nature-paper-trans

将英文论文 PDF 的指定页面或全文逐页翻译为简体中文图片型 PDF,尽量保留原文的版式、分栏、图表和公式;最终仅交付中文 PDF。用于论文阅读翻译,不用于可编辑 Word 重建或逐字审校。

Pack53k301kDocuments

Anthropic

Claude Plugins Official

82
Anthropic

plugin-settings

This skill should be used when the user asks about "plugin settings", "store plugin configuration", "user-configurable plugin", ".local.md files", "plugin state files", "read YAML…

Pack47k184kCoding
80
davila7

agents-llamaindex

Data framework for building LLM applications with RAG. Specializes in document ingestion (300+ connectors), indexing, and querying. Features vector indices, query engines, agents, and…

Pack33k285kAI engineering

Garry Tan

Gstack

80
Garry Tan

document-generate

Generate missing documentation from scratch for a feature, module, or entire project. (gstack)

Pack141k47kDocuments

Garry Tan

Gstack

80
Garry Tan

document-release

Release documentation audit. (gstack)

Pack141k47kDevOps

alirezarezvani

Claude Skills

79
alirezarezvani

deepread

Use when the user asks to deeply read a book, article, PDF, or document set; extract claims and evidence; build a knowledge map; or learn through Feynman explanation and recall. Covers…

Pack30k240kResearch
79
AgriciDaniel

seo

Comprehensive SEO analysis for any website or business type. Full site audits, single-page analysis, technical SEO (crawlability, indexability, Core Web Vitals with INP), schema markup…

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
79
AgriciDaniel

seo-agentic

Audit and fix agent readiness: the Lighthouse Agentic Browsing fraction, accessibility tree for agents, robots.txt and Content-Signal for AI agents, WAF treatment of agent traffic…

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
79
AgriciDaniel

seo-cluster

Cluster keywords by SERP overlap and design hub-and-spoke content architecture with internal links. Use for planning; `/seo cluster execute` then writes the posts with claude-blog's…

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO

Imbad0202

Academic Research Skills

78
Imbad0202

academic-paper

12-agent academic paper writing pipeline. 11 modes (full/plan/outline/revision/revision-coach/abstract/lit-review/format-convert/citation-check/disclosure/rebuttal-audit). 6 paper types, 5…

Pack56k38kResearch

Steph Ango

Obsidian Skills

78
Steph Ango

obsidian-markdown

Create and edit Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and other Obsidian-specific syntax. Use when working with .md files in Obsidian, or when the user…

Pack52k424kProductivity
77
phuryn

create-prd

Create a lean, decision-ready Product Requirements Document with an 8-section template: summary, contacts, background, objective, market segments, value propositions (6-part JTBD template)…

Pack28k245kProduct management

Anthropic

Claude Plugins Official

77
Anthropic

office-hours

Set up and run Claude Code office hours, including the calendar event when the champion's own calendar connector allows it. Use when a champion wants a regular time for teammates to bring…

Pack47k184kDocuments
76
Microsoft

azure-ai

Build and troubleshoot Azure AI Search, Speech, OpenAI, and Document Intelligence apps. WHEN: AI Search, query search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic search, speech-to-text…

Pack1.6k17MDevOps
76
Composio

canvas-design

Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. You should use this skill when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece…

Pack79k160kDesign

KKKKhazix

Khazix Skills

75
KKKKhazix

hv-analysis

横纵分析法(Horizontal-Vertical Analysis)深度研究Skill。由数字生命卡兹克提出,融合了索绪尔的历时-共时分析、社会科学的纵向-横截面研究设计、商学院案例研究法与竞争战略分析的核心思想。 当用户想要系统性研究一个产品、公司、概念、技术或人物时使用。核心是双轴分析:纵轴追踪从诞生到当下的完整生命历程(以叙事故事…

Pack22k15kDocuments
75
tw93

read

Fetches URLs and PDFs, then summarizes or returns clean Markdown; can also search the web through DeepSeek when built-in search is thin. Use when asked to read, fetch, quote, cite, convert…

Pack7.6k121kCoding

Steph Ango

Obsidian Skills

74
Steph Ango

knap

Render Markdown from templates and structured data using Knap CLI. Use when the user asks to apply a Knap template, turn JSON or CSV data into notes, batch-generate Markdown files, or…

Pack52k424kProductivity

OpenAI

Skills

74
OpenAI

pdf

Use when tasks involve reading, creating, or reviewing PDF files where rendering and layout matter; prefer visual checks by rendering pages (Poppler) and use Python tools such as…

Pack29k225kDocuments

dotnet

Skills

73
dotnet

collect-user-input

Build forms, validate data, and react to user input in Blazor. USE FOR adding forms, search boxes, filter panels, inline editing, data-entry UI, file uploads, validation (annotations or…

Pack5.9k439kDocuments

wanshuiyin

Auto Claude Code Research In Sleep

72
wanshuiyin

arxiv

Search, download, and summarize academic papers from arXiv. Use when user says "search arxiv", "download paper", "fetch arxiv", "arxiv search", "get paper pdf", or wants to find and save…

Pack19k42kResearch
72
virgiliojr94

book-to-skill

Converts books and documents (PDF, EPUB, DOCX, HTML, Markdown, plain text, RTF, MOBI/AZW with Calibre) into structured agent skills, extracting frameworks, mental models, principles…

38k9.3kAI engineering

wanshuiyin

Auto Claude Code Research In Sleep

72
wanshuiyin

formula-derivation

Structures and derives research formulas when the user wants to 推导公式, build a theory line, organize assumptions, turn scattered equations into a coherent derivation, or rewrite theory notes…

Pack19k42kResearch

Steph Ango

Obsidian Skills

71
Steph Ango

defuddle

Extract clean Markdown from HTML pages with Defuddle CLI.

Pack52k424kProductivity
70
tech-leads-club

create-rfc

Creates structured Request for Comments (RFC) documents for proposing and deciding on significant changes. Use when the user says "write an RFC", "create a proposal", "I need to propose a…

Pack7.2k22kE-commerce
69
daymade

feishu-doc-scraper

Extracts Feishu/Lark Docs, Wiki, Sheets, and Minutes (妙记) transcripts into faithful local Markdown via the lark-cli API — no LLM paraphrasing, browser-DOM fallback when lark-cli can't reach…

Pack1.5k89kAutomation

Documents skills, explained.

Also searched as: pdf skill, docx skill, xlsx skill, pptx skill, anthropic document skills.

What are the best Claude skills for PDF, Word and Excel documents?

Right now the top-ranked documents skills on Alyn are Docx (Anthropic), PDF (Anthropic), Pptx (Anthropic). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.

Can I use Anthropic's document skills in Claude Code?

Yes. Add the anthropics/skills marketplace with /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills and install document-skills.

Do these skills work offline?

They run locally inside your agent's environment; most need Python or Node libraries that the skill explains.

How do I install a documents skill?

Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.

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