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.
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Anthropic
Skills
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 - 2#2
Anthropic
Skills
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 - 3#3
Anthropic
Skills
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 - 4#4
GitHub
Awesome Copilot
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 - 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 - 6#6
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 - 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 - 8#8
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 - 9#9
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 - 10#10
Garry Tan
Gstack
Garry Tan
Make PDF
Turn any markdown file into a publication-quality PDF. (gstack)
Pack141k47kScore 82
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.
jsmastery-pro
Skills
jsmastery-prodocument
Run /document `pr` | `changelog` | `release-note` | `postmortem` (or let it ask) to write the human facing prose about a change. Drafts from the real commits and diff, writing to the right…
aiskillstore
Marketplace
aiskillstoredocx
Comprehensive document creation, editing, and analysis with support for tracked changes, comments, formatting preservation, and text extraction. When Claude needs to work with professional…
XiaoMaColtAI
Math Modeling Skill
XiaoMaColtAIDOCX工具
创建、编辑、校验和转换 Word DOCX，支持把完整 LaTeX 论文转换为 DOCX，以及数学建模论文模板、原生公式、三线表、修订和批注。
XiaoMaColtAI
Math Modeling Skill
XiaoMaColtAILaTeX工具
从官方或内置模板创建、编译和校验数学建模 LaTeX 论文项目，并可配合 DOCX 工具把完整 LaTeX 论文转换为 Word。
geekjourneyxmd2wechat
Convert Markdown to WeChat Official Account HTML, inspect supported providers/themes/prompts, generate article images, create drafts, write with creator styles, prepare title suggestions…
XiaoMaColtAI
Math Modeling Skill
XiaoMaColtAIUse 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…
jamditis
Claude Skills Journalism
jamditispdf-design
Designs PDF reports and proposals from HTML with previews and branding. Use to create, export, or securely upload a PDF.
aiskillstore
Marketplace
aiskillstoreplugin-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…
Microsoft
Power Platform Skills
Microsoftadd-data-source
Guide the user to add a data source, connection, or API connector to a Canvas App via Power Apps Studio, then verify and continue. USE WHEN the user asks to add a data source, add a…
anbeimeantinet-doc-parse
软件开发工程师与数据科学家在构建RAG系统时，当需处理PDF/Word/Excel等多格式复杂文档，用此技能可自动触发三级解析降级，一键输出高置信度结构化Markdown与元数据，免去繁琐清洗，直接夯实企业知识库数据底座！
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-genie-agents
Create, manage, and query Databricks Genie Agents (formerly Genie Spaces): curated agents over Unity Catalog tables, Metric Views, and documents in UC volumes. Use when building, migrating…
posit-dev
Skills
posit-devdescribe-design
Research a codebase and create architectural documentation describing how features or systems work. Use when the user asks to: (1) Document how a feature works, (2) Create an architecture…
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studiodocument-hunter
Searches and retrieves documents from free public sources using automated browser navigation. Use when research needs primary source documents like court filings, government reports, or…
Aperivue
Medsci Skills
Aperivuefill-icmje-coi
Use when each author needs an ICMJE Conflict of Interest disclosure form (coi_disclosure.docx) for submission. Clones a pre-filled synthetic seed with every item marked None and replaces…
Aperivue
Medsci Skills
Aperivuefill-protocol
Use when an institutional Word form (.doc/.docx IRB protocol, ethics application, grant template) must be filled without breaking its styles, tables, fonts or page layout. Renders content…
aiskillstore
Marketplace
aiskillstoreComprehensive PDF manipulation toolkit for extracting text and tables, creating new PDFs, merging/splitting documents, and handling forms. When Claude needs to fill in a PDF form or…
benchflow-ai
Skillsbench
benchflow-aitask-creator
SkillsBench task authoring — walk a contributor from idea to submission-ready task following CONTRIBUTING.md and the task-implementation rubric. Use when the user wants to create a new…
lawve-ai
Awesome Legal Skills
lawve-aiassignation-refere-communication-associe-selim-brihi
Rédaction d'assignations en référé devant le tribunal de commerce ou des activités économiques pour le droit de communication d'un associé. Utiliser ce skill quand l'utilisateur demande de…
lawve-ai
Awesome Legal Skills
lawve-aichronology-builder-andrew-bird
Builds a litigation chronology from the disclosure bundle itself — every entry attributed to its source document, behind a CPR 31.22 implied-undertaking check, because documents disclosed…
datadrivenconstructiondocument-classification-nlp
Automatically classify and extract information from construction documents using NLP. Categorize RFIs, submittals, change orders, specifications, and contracts.
datadrivenconstructionpermit-tracking-automation
Automate construction permit tracking and management. Monitor application status, track renewal deadlines, manage document requirements, and integrate with municipal systems.
TheQtCompanyRnD
Agent Skills
TheQtCompanyRnDqt-cpp-docs
Generates standalone Markdown reference documentation for any Qt/C++ source files — Qt Widgets classes, Qt Quick backends, Qt/C++ modules, plain C++ utilities, structs, free-function…
TheQtCompanyRnD
Agent Skills
TheQtCompanyRnDqt-qml-docs
Generates standalone Markdown reference documentation for QML components and applications. Use this skill whenever you want to document QML files, create API reference docs for a QML…
managedcodecollect-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…
Cold-IQ
ColdIQ S GTM Skills
Cold-IQdrawing-analyzer
Pre-process and analyze construction drawing PDFs (architectural, structural, MEP, civil) so Claude can answer questions and run quantity takeoffs accurately and cheaply. Use when the user…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290elevenlabs
Convert documents and text to audio using ElevenLabs text-to-speech. Use this skill when the user wants to create a podcast, narrate a document, read aloud text, generate audio from a file…
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingexploratory-data-analysis
Perform comprehensive exploratory data analysis on scientific data files across 200+ file formats. This skill should be used when analyzing any scientific data file to understand its…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290google-sheets
Read and write Google Sheets spreadsheets - get content, update cells, append rows, fetch specific ranges, search for spreadsheets, and view metadata. Use when user asks to: read a…
ndpvt-weblatex-document-skill
Universal LaTeX document skill: create, compile, and convert any document to professional PDF with PNG previews. Supports resumes, reports, cover letters, invoices, academic papers…
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingliterature-review
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.). This skill should be used when conducting systematic…
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingmatplotlib
Low-level plotting library for full customization. Use when you need fine-grained control over every plot element, creating novel plot types, or integrating with specific scientific…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290outline
Search, read, and manage Outline wiki documents. Use when: (1) searching wiki for documentation, (2) reading wiki pages or articles, (3) listing wiki collections or documents, (4) creating…
benchflow-ai
Skillsbench
benchflow-aiPDF manipulation toolkit. Extract text/tables, create PDFs, merge/split, fill forms, for programmatic document processing and analysis.
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardconverting-files
Convert a file from one format to another inside the container — documents, images, audio, video. Routes to the right engine (pandoc, LibreOffice, ImageMagick, ffmpeg) by format pair…
rshankras
Claude Code Apple Skills
rshankraslegal
Legal document generation and compliance guidance for indie Apple developers. Covers privacy policies, terms of service, EULAs, GDPR/CCPA/DPDP compliance, and Apple App Store legal…
Jakeschincariol
Linkedin Agent Skill
Jakeschincariolli-carousel
Build a LinkedIn document post (carousel) - slide-by-slide copy, the cover that earns the swipe, and the PDF to upload. Use when the user says "carousel", "document post", "slides for…
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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