What is Markdown to PDF?

Markdown to PDF converts your Markdown text into professionally formatted PDF documents. Paste or type Markdown with headings, lists, code blocks, and tables, then download a clean PDF ready to share or print.

The editor parses GitHub-flavoured Markdown including fenced code blocks with language hints, pipe tables, task lists, and inline HTML. Toggle between Edit and Preview, or switch on Split view on wider screens to see the editor and preview side by side. Choose A4 or US Letter page size, pick a base font size from 8 to 20 pt, and dial the page margin between narrow, standard, and wide — headings, monospace code, and table cells scale automatically. Export the result as a styled PDF or as a standalone HTML file ready to paste into a CMS or email. Everything runs locally, so the source text never leaves your device.

How to use

1. Paste your Markdown content into the editor or type it directly — the live preview updates instantly.
2. Review the formatted preview to ensure headings, lists, code blocks, and links render correctly.
3. Click Download PDF to save the styled document to your device.

When to use

• Sending a README or design spec to a non-technical reviewer who would prefer a PDF over a raw .md file.
• Producing a printed handout from a code-heavy tutorial without losing syntax indentation.
• Archiving meeting notes or research write-ups as searchable PDFs alongside their original Markdown source.

Result

A developer pastes their project's README.md to create a PDF handout for a client meeting, complete with code examples and a table of API endpoints.

FAQ

Will my code blocks keep syntax highlighting in the PDF?

Yes — fenced code blocks with a language hint (```js, ```python, ```html, ```css, ```json, ```bash, ```sql and similar) get keyword, string, comment and number colouring in the downloaded PDF, matching what you see in the preview. Plain code blocks with no language hint stay monochrome.

Can I include images that live on my computer?

Yes, if the image is reachable as a data URL (data:image/png;base64,...) inside the Markdown. External URLs work as long as the image is publicly fetchable. Local file paths like C:\photos\me.png will not load because the PDF renderer cannot read from disk.

How are wide tables handled when they overflow the page?

The renderer scales the table to fit the page width, which can shrink cell text noticeably on dense columns. For very wide tables, consider switching the page orientation by exporting at A4 then rotating the PDF, or split the data into two narrower tables.

Does the PDF include a table of contents from my headings?

Headings appear in the visible body but no clickable TOC is generated automatically. For a contents page, write one in Markdown yourself with hash-anchor links; most PDF viewers will respect those links in the exported file.

Why does the preview look slightly different from the downloaded PDF?

The preview uses the screen renderer while the PDF goes through html2pdf, which redraws at print resolution and snaps to physical page breaks. Long paragraphs or images right before a margin may shift by a line or two in the PDF.

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