Convert markdown to PDF

How to convert markdown to PDF

1. 1

   Paste or write your markdown

   Open the editor and type, paste, or drop a .md file onto the page. The preview renders as you go.

2. 2

   Set the page and typography

   Choose Letter, A4, Legal or A5, then adjust the font, base size, margins, line spacing and colour theme.

3. 3

   Download the PDF

   Click Download PDF. The file is built in your browser and saved straight to your downloads folder.

What you get

Which markdown syntax is supported

The parser is GitHub-Flavored Markdown, a superset of CommonMark, so anything that renders on a GitHub README renders here. That covers the six heading levels, emphasis and strong emphasis, strikethrough, inline code, fenced code blocks with a language tag, blockquotes, ordered and unordered lists nested to any depth, task lists, horizontal rules, links, images, and pipe tables with per-column alignment. Tables repeat their header row when they cross a page boundary, and a fenced block that outlives the page redraws its panel and border on the next one rather than leaving code floating on bare paper. YAML front matter at the top of a .md file is treated as content rather than metadata, so delete it first if you do not want it printed.

Why the preview matches the downloaded file

Most online converters render a rough HTML approximation on screen and generate the real PDF somewhere else, which is why the page breaks you plan around move once you download. Here there is one renderer. The preview pane is the actual generated PDF, laid out by asking the font for the true width and height of every string rather than estimating from the point size. The practical effect is that you can place a page break deliberately — put a heading where you want a new page to start, check it in the preview, and trust it. This matters most for documents someone else will print: a report, a proposal, a resume.

Choosing a page size and typography

A4 is the default expectation outside North America and Letter inside it; if the document is going to a form, a university or an employer, match whatever they asked for, because a mismatched page size is a common silent rejection. For body text, 10 to 12pt with line spacing between 1.15 and 1.5 reads comfortably in print and on screen. Margins below about 36pt start to look cramped once a printer adds its own unprintable edge. You can also add a cover page, a table of contents generated from your headings with matching PDF bookmarks, page numbers, and a colour theme that applies to headings, links and code panels together.

What this does not do

• It converts markdown to PDF, not the other way round — there is no PDF-to-markdown import.
• It does not convert HTML or Word documents. Paste the text as markdown instead.
• Raw HTML embedded in your markdown is printed as text rather than rendered.
• There is no batch mode: documents are converted one at a time.

Frequently asked questions

Does it support tables and code blocks?

Yes. GitHub-Flavored tables render with per-column alignment and repeat their header row across page breaks. Fenced code blocks render in a monospace font on a tinted panel, with syntax highlighting when you tag the fence with a language.

Is my markdown uploaded anywhere?

No. The PDF is generated by JavaScript running in your browser, so the text never leaves your machine. There is no account and no server-side storage, and the page keeps working with the network disconnected.

Can I add a table of contents?

Yes. Turn it on under Cover & contents and it is generated from your headings, with matching PDF bookmarks in the reader's sidebar.

Is it really free, with no watermark?

Yes. There is no paid tier, no page limit and no watermark on the output. The PDF contains your document and nothing else.

What is the difference between Markdown and GitHub-Flavored Markdown?

GitHub-Flavored Markdown (GFM) is CommonMark plus tables, task lists, strikethrough and autolinking. This converter uses GFM, so both plain CommonMark and GitHub-style documents render correctly.

Can I convert a .md file rather than pasting text?

Yes. Drag a .md or .txt file onto the editor, or use the import button. Files up to 5 MB are accepted, which is far beyond any practical text document.

Will non-English text render correctly?

Yes for Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Devanagari, Arabic, Hebrew and Thai, which are drawn from embedded fallback fonts chosen per character. Scripts with no bundled font — Tamil and Bengali among them — trigger a warning rather than silently printing the wrong glyphs.

Does it handle emoji?

Yes. Emoji render from an embedded font, and status emoji whose entire meaning is a colour — a red circle, a green tick, an amber warning — are drawn as coloured symbols rather than flat black discs.

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