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VellumPDF

Markdown to PDF

Drop or paste your Markdown, pick the paper size, margins and font: the PDF is laid out in the browser.

Your files never leave your device

Source

Drop your Markdown files here

.md or .txt — plus the images they reference, to include them

Page layout

Paper size

Orientation

Margins

Font

Text size

GitHub syntax supported: headings, lists, task lists, tables, quotes, code blocks, strikethrough, clickable links. Online images are not downloaded: nothing leaves the device.

How to convert a Markdown file to PDF, step by step

A .md file, or text copied from an editor, becomes a laid-out PDF, without installing Pandoc or uploading the text.

  1. Drop the file or paste the text

    Under “Files”, drag one or more .md or .txt files, together with the images they reference. Under “Pasted text”, paste your Markdown into the box.

  2. Set the page layout

    Choose the “Paper size” (A4, Letter, A5), the orientation, the “Margins”, the “Font” (Helvetica, Times or Courier) and the “Text size”.

  3. Number the pages and keep the bookmarks

    “Number the pages” writes “1 / 12” at the bottom of each page; “Bookmarks from headings” turns #, ## and ### headings into a clickable outline.

  4. Click “Convert to PDF”

    The PDF keeps tables, code blocks, task lists and clickable links. Several files are bundled into a ZIP archive.

Online images are never downloaded, on principle: nothing leaves the device. Their alt text is shown instead; drop the images with the file to include them.

Frequently asked questions

Which Markdown syntax is understood?

GitHub’s: headings, bold, italics, strikethrough, lists, task lists, tables with alignment, quotes, code blocks, links and autolinks. A YAML header at the top of the file is removed, and its title becomes the PDF’s title. Maths formulas and footnotes are not interpreted.

Why don’t my images show up?

An image referenced by a path (images/plan.png) is only included if you drop it with the Markdown file: VellumPDF finds it by name. An online image is never downloaded; its alt text is shown in its place.

Do Greek or Cyrillic characters and emoji work?

Not yet. The PDF uses the standard Helvetica, Times and Courier fonts, which cover Western European languages: other scripts are replaced with a question mark and emoji are removed. A warning says so after the conversion.