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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
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  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.

77
AgriciDaniel

seo-sitemap

Analyze existing XML sitemaps or generate new ones with industry templates. Validates format, URLs, and structure. Use when user says "sitemap", "generate sitemap", "sitemap issues", or…

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
76
AgriciDaniel

seo-matomo

Matomo Reporting API extension. Self-hosted or Matomo Cloud analytics as a GA4 alternative or complement. Organic traffic, landing pages, device / country breakdowns, referrers, search…

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
73
AgriciDaniel

seo-ahrefs

Ahrefs API analyst (extension). Reads referring domains, backlinks, organic keywords, and content explorer data via the tested @ahrefs/mcp@0.0.11 server. Pairs with seo-backlinks for…

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
73
AgriciDaniel

seo-bing

Bing Webmaster Tools + IndexNow extension. Microsoft Copilot citations are fed by the Bing index; this skill makes Bing visibility, link data, and IndexNow URL submission first-class.

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
73
AgriciDaniel

seo-seranking

SE Ranking AI visibility analyst (extension). Tracks AI Share-of-Voice across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews, and AI Mode in a single query.

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
73
AgriciDaniel

seo-unlighthouse

Multi-page Lighthouse audit via the MIT-licensed Unlighthouse CLI. Free-tier alternative to running PageSpeed against every URL on a site, no API quota burn, runs locally.

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
72
AgriciDaniel

seo-profound

Profound LLM citation tracker (extension). Time-series brand citation rates across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other LLMs. Pairs with seo-seranking for triangulated AI visibility coverage.

Pack28k191kSEO & GEO
64
OpenSenseNova

sn-da-large-file-analysis

万行以上 Excel 数据集的高性能分析引擎。提供 openpyxl read_only 流式读取(iter_rows 支持 10 万行以上)、Parquet 转换加速、内存优化、分块处理和大文件写入模式。**遇到以下任一情况就主动使用本 skill**:①数据行数 ≥ 10k(由 sn-da-excel-workflow 的行数评估步骤触发);②用户出现触发词:大文件 /…

Pack6.1k4kData analysis
64
OpenSenseNova

sn-ppt-creative

Use when a prepared PPT task with a current outline.md should be generated as an image-first presentation with one 16:9 image per slide and optional PPTX packaging.

Pack6.1k4kPresentations
63
OpenSenseNova

sn-md-to-html-report

将 Markdown 报告、研究笔记、行业分析、战略备忘录、技术白皮书、复盘、周报等长文档,重组并创作为有编辑判断、网页美感和证据秩序的自包含 HTML 专题页。用户要求“转成 HTML”“网页化报告”“美化报告”“做成专题页”“便于分享”“提升可读性/设计感”“把报告做成网页”时使用。必须先写 plan.md 再写 HTML,保留原文事实断言和结论强度,不套模板,不做机械…

Pack6.1k4kFrontend
63
OpenSenseNova

sn-ppt-doctor

Use when diagnosing PPT Skill setup or failures involving source parsing, Playwright or Chromium rendering, HTML-to-PPTX export, Workbench startup, or bundled search and image-tool…

Pack6.1k4kDocuments
62
OpenSenseNova

sn-da-non-spreadsheet-analysis

Word / PDF / PPT 文档解析与数据分析引擎。覆盖三类文件格式的全量提取、表格数值化、图表理解与跨文档汇总分析。**遇到以下任一情况就主动使用本 skill**:①用户上传或指定了 .docx / .doc / .pdf / .pptx / .ppt 文件并要求分析、提取或统计其中内容;②用户出现触发词:Word分析 / PDF解析 / PPT提取 / 文档分析…

Pack6.1k4kDocuments
59
anbeime

doc-parse

将 PDF/PPT/Excel/Word 等多格式文档解析为结构化 Markdown,并输出元数据与解析置信度,作为 RAG 与四色卡片的数据底座。

Pack9.4k574Documents

Microsoft

Power Platform Skills

58
Microsoft

add-excel

Adds Excel Online (Business) connector to a Power Apps code app. Use when reading or writing Excel workbook data from OneDrive or SharePoint.

Pack1.1k19kData analysis

aiskillstore

Marketplace

58
aiskillstore

pptx

Presentation creation, editing, and analysis. When Claude needs to work with presentations (.pptx files) for: (1) Creating new presentations, (2) Modifying or editing content, (3) Working…

Pack4767.4kPresentations

aiskillstore

Marketplace

56
aiskillstore

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…

Pack4767.4kDesign

XiaoMaColtAI

Math Modeling Skill

55
XiaoMaColtAI

Excel工具

读取、创建、修改和验证 XLSX,支持模板保留、公式重算和错误检查。

Pack1.9k1.1kDocuments

sanjay3290

AI Skills

55
sanjay3290

google-tts

Convert documents and text to audio using Google Cloud Text-to-Speech. Use this skill when the user wants to: narrate a document, read aloud text, generate audio from a file, convert text…

Pack45410kDevOps

zLanqing

Codex Claude Academic Skills

55
zLanqing

office-academic-skill

Chinese-first academic Word and PowerPoint workflow for paper reading reports, thesis or group-meeting PPTs, editable DOCX/PPTX generation, Office file inspection, template matching…

Pack5.9k3.2kDocuments

sanjay3290

AI Skills

54
sanjay3290

google-docs

Interact with Google Docs - create documents, search by title, read content, and edit text. Use when user asks to: create a Google Doc, find a document, read doc content, add text to a doc…

Pack45410kDocuments

zLanqing

Codex Claude Academic Skills

54
zLanqing

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…

Pack5.9k3.2kDocuments

posit-dev

Skills

54
posit-dev

working-on

Set a tracking document as the source of truth for the current feature or task. Use when starting work on a feature, bug fix, or multi-step task that benefits from a persistent record of…

Pack56320kDocuments

zLanqing

Codex Claude Academic Skills

54
zLanqing

xlsx

Use this skill any time a spreadsheet file is the primary input or output. This means any task where the user wants to: open, read, edit, or fix an existing .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, or .tsv file…

Pack5.9k3.2kDocuments
53
datadrivenconstruction

ai-agent-orchestration

Orchestrate multiple AI agents for construction workflows: estimator, scheduler, document, QA and safety agents coordinated by a supervisor agent, with human checkpoints. Use when…

Pack40226kAutomation
49
Prat011

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…

Pack1.9k987Design

tfriedel

Claude Office Skills

48
tfriedel

xlsx

Comprehensive spreadsheet creation, editing, and analysis with support for formulas, formatting, data analysis, and visualization. When Claude needs to work with spreadsheets (.xlsx, .xlsm…

Pack8497kDocuments

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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