markdown-pdf

Convert markdown files to PDF or HTML.

Requirements

• https://nodejs.org
• https://www.princexml.com
• https://poppler.freedesktop.org

Check that the binaries can be found

which node prince pdfunite pdfinfo

Usage

node --import tsx/esm md-to-pdf.ts input.md output.pdf
node --import tsx/esm md-to-html.ts input.md output.html

Features

Intelligently split pages at headings

When generating a PDF with multiple pages, the converter will split the document in a way that the page break does not occur in the middle of a section.

Heading bar with icons

At the left side of the page there is a bar with fun icons.

Pretty code blocks

https://rehype-pretty.pages.dev/#usage adds support for syntax highlighting and custom highlighted sections.

Callout directives

https://github.com/Microflash/remark-callout-directives adds support for callout directives like :::note and :::warning.