Turn Markdown into a Typeset PDF
or drop files here
Headings, tables, highlighted code and equations come out as crisp, selectable pages. The typesetting happens in this tab, so drafts and private notes stay on your machine.
Write in plain text, print like a book.
Add your Markdown
Choose a .md, .markdown or .txt file, or flip to the text box and paste. A README, a set of lecture notes or a chapter draft all go in the same way.
Shape the page
Set paper, orientation, margins and text size. Serif type suits long prose, and the chapter toggle gives every # heading a page of its own.
Typeset and save
Press Convert to PDF. The very first run fetches the converter (about 60 MB) once per visit; after that a document is typeset in seconds and ready to save.
Markdown is easy to write, awkward to share.
Most people you send a .md file to will see hash marks and asterisks. A PDF shows them the document you actually meant.
A README for non-developers
Clients and project managers rarely open .md files. A PDF of the README keeps the setup tables and command examples readable in any mail client or viewer.
Study notes full of formulas
Notes kept in Obsidian, Typora or a plain editor already use $...$ for equations. Here those turn into properly set fractions, roots and sums instead of raw symbols.
Code samples on paper
Workshop handouts and API guides print their fenced snippets on a shaded panel with coloured keywords, so learners can follow along without a laptop open.
Manuscript review copies
Writers drafting in Markdown get justified paragraphs, footnotes at the foot of the page and chapters that each open on a clean page, ready for a beta reader.
Release notes for the record
Attach a dated changelog to a ticket, audit file or customer email as a fixed document, rather than a repository link whose contents keep moving.
Answers copied from AI chats
Chat assistants reply in Markdown, which looks messy once pasted into an email. Drop the reply into the text box and get tidy headings and lists instead of stray asterisks.
From Markdown syntax to the printed page.
Two engines share the work. Pandoc reads your Markdown and works out its structure: which lines are headings, where a table starts, what belongs to a footnote. It then hands that structure to Typst, a modern typesetting system, which breaks paragraphs into justified lines, places footnotes at the bottom of the right page and paginates the whole thing.
Maths is where this pairing shines. You write the LaTeX you already know, say $\frac{1}{n}\sum x_i$, Pandoc rewrites it in Typst's own notation, and Typst sets it with a dedicated maths font. There is no image of an equation pasted in: the symbols are drawn as type and stay sharp at any zoom.
The table on the right is a quick reference for what each construct turns into. Anything not listed, such as raw HTML or diagram code, is covered in the questions below.
| Feature | You write | In the PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Headings | # Title, ## Part | Bold heading levels, listed as PDF bookmarks; # can open a new page |
| Emphasis | **bold**, *italic*, ~~old~~ | Real bold, italic and struck-through type |
| Links | [docs](https://example.com) | Clickable links in the PDF |
| Tables | | Item | Price | | Ruled table, bold top row, colon alignment respected |
| Task lists | - [x] Done | Ticked and empty check boxes |
| Code | ```python | Monospaced, colour-highlighted, on a grey panel |
| Footnotes | text[^1] | Numbered note at the foot of the same page |
| Maths | $\sqrt{x}$ or $$...$$ | Typeset equations, inline or centred on their own line |
| Images |  | Embedded picture kept within the text column |
Questions answered.
Which kind of Markdown does this understand?
How do I write equations?
Why are some of my pictures not in the PDF?
Do code blocks keep their syntax colours?
What about HTML tags or Mermaid diagrams inside my Markdown?
Can every chapter start on a fresh page?
Will the PDF have bookmarks or a table of contents?
Does my text get sent to a server?
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