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title: Markdown to PDF
description: Write or paste Markdown and export it as a professionally formatted PDF with live preview and syntax highlighting.
---

# Markdown to PDF

A full-featured Markdown editor with live preview and one-click PDF export. Write from scratch, upload an existing `.md` file, or paste content from your clipboard. The editor renders your Markdown in real time and exports a styled PDF using the browser's built-in print engine.

## Supported Formats

| Input        | Description                   |
| :----------- | :---------------------------- |
| `.md` files  | Upload via the Upload button  |
| Direct input | Type or paste into the editor |

## How It Works

1. Open the Markdown to PDF tool. The editor loads with a split view: Markdown source on the left, rendered preview on the right.
2. Write your Markdown, paste it in, or click **Upload** to load a `.md` file.
3. Toggle between light and dark themes using the theme slider in the toolbar.
4. Click **Export PDF** (or press `Ctrl/Cmd + S`) to generate a PDF via the browser's print dialog.

## Features

The editor supports an extensive set of Markdown features beyond the basics:

- **Standard Markdown** -- headings, bold, italic, links, images, lists, blockquotes, horizontal rules
- **Code blocks** with syntax highlighting for 15+ languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, SQL, Java, C#, C++, YAML, Bash, and more)
- **Mermaid diagrams** -- flowcharts, sequence diagrams, ER diagrams, and other Mermaid chart types render directly in the preview
- **Tables** with standard Markdown table syntax
- **Task lists** with checkboxes
- **Footnotes**, **subscript**, **superscript**
- **Definition lists**, **abbreviations**
- **Emoji** support (`:smile:` renders as the emoji)
- **Highlights** (`==marked text==`) and **insertions** (`++inserted text++`)
- **Auto-linked URLs** -- plain URLs are converted to clickable links
- **Table of contents** generation
- **Anchor links** on headings

## Use Cases

- Writing project documentation and exporting a polished PDF for stakeholders
- Creating technical reports with code samples and Mermaid architecture diagrams
- Converting a GitHub README into a PDF for offline use or printing
- Drafting a proposal or specification with task lists and tables
- Generating a styled handout from lecture notes written in Markdown

## Tips

- The PDF output uses the browser's print-to-PDF functionality. In Chrome, you can customize margins and scale in the print dialog before saving.
- Mermaid diagrams render in the preview but may need a moment to initialize on first use.
- Use `Ctrl/Cmd + S` as a keyboard shortcut to export without reaching for the button.

## Related Tools

- [Text to PDF](./txt-to-pdf)
- [Word to PDF](./word-to-pdf)
- [JSON to PDF](./json-to-pdf)