Convert Markdown to PDF

Why convert Markdown to PDF

Markdown is a favorite for writing because it is fast and readable as plain text. But not everyone you share with has a Markdown viewer, and raw pound signs and asterisks look odd to a reader expecting a finished document. A PDF presents your writing as a clean, typeset page that opens anywhere.

People turn .md files into PDFs for:

• Project documentation. Share a README, changelog or setup guide with clients or teammates who do not use code tools.
• Technical specs and proposals. Write in your editor, then send a polished PDF for review.
• Notes from knowledge apps. Many note-taking apps export to Markdown. Converting gives you a printable, archivable copy.
• Course materials. Teachers and students can typeset lecture notes, exercises and cheat sheets.
• Resumes and cover letters. Keep your resume in Markdown under version control and export a PDF whenever you apply.

How your document is typeset

The converter parses your file using GitHub-flavored Markdown rules, then lays out each block on the page with consistent spacing and generous margins.

• Headings get six distinct sizes, from a large level-one title down to subtle level-six labels.
• Lists show bullets or numbers, with nested items indented beneath their parents.
• Code blocks are set in a monospaced font and indented, keeping each line exactly as written.
• Blockquotes appear indented, in italic, and in a softer gray.
• Horizontal rules become thin divider lines.
• Tables are written row by row, with the header row in bold and cells separated by vertical bars.

Text in the PDF is real and selectable, so readers can search and copy from it.

Choosing a style

Clean sans uses a crisp sans-serif typeface. It suits technical docs, READMEs and anything read mostly on screen. Classic serif uses a traditional serif face that feels at home in essays, reports and printed handouts. Both styles use the same monospaced font for code.

Your writing stays local

Drafts, internal specs and personal notes should not have to pass through someone else's computer just to become a PDF. With this converter they do not. Your browser reads the Markdown, builds the pages and saves the finished file, all on your device, with nothing sent to us. Once loaded, the page runs even without an internet connection. It is free and there is nothing to sign up for.

Current limitations

• Inline bold, italic and links are flattened to plain text, and links are not clickable.
• Images are not embedded.
• Tables are text-based, without borders or column shading.
• Emoji and scripts such as Chinese, Japanese and Arabic are not supported yet.
• One file per conversion, up to 200 MB, with very large files limited by device memory.

Related tools

For plain notes without any formatting, Text to PDF offers a choice of font and size. Once you have your PDF, Add page numbers gives longer documents a professional finish, and Merge PDF combines it with other files. To get text back out of a PDF, use PDF to Text.