How to

How to convert Markdown to PDF

Drop a .md file in and it converts to a typeset PDF with headings, lists and emphasis rendered properly. Useful for design docs, meeting notes, research notes and anything exported from a Markdown-based tool that you need to hand to someone who doesn't use one.

Takes about 1 min

Steps

  1. Export or locate your .md file

    Obsidian vaults are already Markdown on disk. Notion exports as Markdown from its export menu.

  2. Open the extension and choose Upload Files

    Drag the .md file in.

  3. Pick paper size and orientation

    A4 or Letter portrait suits most documents.

  4. Convert

    You get a typeset PDF rather than raw Markdown syntax.

Worth knowing

  • Images referenced by relative path aren't bundled — the .md file is converted on its own, so linked local images won't resolve.
  • To combine several notes into one document, drop them all in at once and they merge in the order you list them.
  • Very long single files are bounded by tab memory. Split anything enormous.

Questions

Will my images show up?

Images referenced by relative local path won't resolve, because only the Markdown file itself is converted. If the images matter, convert them separately and merge, or render the Markdown to HTML in your editor first.

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