Convert Docx Documents Into Clean Html For Publishing Workflows Mammoth

---
name: "Convert DOCX documents into clean HTML for publishing workflows with Mammoth"
slug: "convert-docx-documents-into-clean-html-for-publishing-workflows-mammoth"
description: "Use Mammoth when an agent needs to turn a .docx file into simple HTML that preserves semantic structure instead of Word-specific styling. This is for ingestion and publishing workflows, not for full document editing or perfect visual fidelity."
github_stars: 6167
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/mwilliamson/mammoth.js"
author: "mwilliamson"
category: "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "mwilliamson/mammoth.js"
  github_stars: 6167
  npm_package: "mammoth"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 18347789
---

# Convert DOCX documents into clean HTML for publishing workflows with Mammoth

Use Mammoth when an agent needs to turn a .docx file into simple HTML that preserves semantic structure instead of Word-specific styling. This is for ingestion and publishing workflows, not for full document editing or perfect visual fidelity.

## Prerequisites

Node.js, DOCX files

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Run make setup
- npm install mammoth

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Python](https://github.com/mwilliamson/python-mammoth).
- Available [on PyPI](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mammoth).
- In node.js and the browser, mammoth can be required in the usual way:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ## Other supported platforms
- [WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mammoth-docx-converter/).
- [Java/JVM](https://github.com/mwilliamson/java-mammoth).

- Source: https://github.com/mwilliamson/mammoth.js
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mwilliamson/mammoth.js/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://mike.zwobble.org/projects/mammoth/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/convert-docx-documents-into-clean-html-for-publishing-workflows-mammoth/)