md-2-pdf

Convert markdown files to clean, formatted PDFs using reportlab

Markdown to PDF

Convert markdown documents to professional, clean PDFs with proper formatting.

Usage

bash

# Basic usage
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md

# Specify output
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md -o output.pdf
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md --output my-report.pdf

# Verbose mode
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md -v

Features

• Headers: H1-H6 with hierarchical styling
• Text formatting: Bold, italic, inline code
• Lists: Bullet lists, numbered lists, task lists
• Code blocks: Syntax highlighting with background
• Tables: Full table support with headers
• Links: Clickable hyperlinks
• Horizontal rules: Visual section dividers
• YAML frontmatter: Automatically skipped
• Special characters: Emojis, Unicode symbols
• Page numbers: Automatic footer with page numbers
• Professional styling: Clean, readable output

Options

• -o, --output: Output PDF file path (default: input_filename.pdf)
• -v, --verbose: Print detailed processing information

Supported Markdown Elements

Element	Syntax	Status
Headers	# H1 to ###### H6	✅
Bold	**text** or __text__	✅
Italic	*text* or _text_	✅
Inline code	`code`	✅
Code blocks	```	✅
Bullet lists	- item or * item	✅
Numbered lists	1. item	✅
Task lists	- [x] done	✅
Tables	`	col
Links	[text](url)	✅
Horizontal rules	--- or ***	✅
Blockquotes	> quote	✅