Project to PDF — AI Facilitator

Project to PDF is a Visual Studio Code extension that compiles your entire source code repository into a single, well-structured PDF document — designed to be uploaded to AI chat models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) so they can understand your full project context in one shot.

Stop pasting individual files. Give the AI the whole picture.

Mission

Modern AI models accept file uploads and can reason about entire codebases — but only if you give them the full context. This extension bridges the gap between your IDE and your AI assistant by generating a PDF that contains:

Every source file, with line numbers for precise referencing
The directory tree so the AI understands the project layout
A table of contents with page numbers for file-level navigation
Visual separators between files so the AI can clearly identify context boundaries

Features

PDF Structure

Page	Content
1	Title page with project name
2	Directory tree — full ASCII project structure
3+	File contents with line numbers (code) or formatted (data)
Last	Table of contents — every file → starting page number
Footer	Generation date + link to this extension

Supported File Types

Category	Extensions
Code	`.js`, `.ts`, `.py`, `.java`, `.c`, `.cpp`, `.cs`, `.php`, `.rb`, `.go`
Data	`.json`, `.csv`, `.xml`, `.yml`, `.yaml`
Images	`.jpg`, `.jpeg`, `.png`, `.gif`, `.bmp`
Text	`.txt`, `.md`, `.html`, `.css`

Smart File Filtering

Respects .gitignore rules automatically — only the files that matter
Skips common junk directories: node_modules, .git, dist, build, __pycache__, venv, coverage, and more
Configurable exclude patterns via VS Code settings
Gracefully handles binary and non-UTF-8 files

Installation

Open VS Code
Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for "Project to PDF"
Click Install

Usage

Right-click any folder in the Explorer view
Select Compile Folder to PDF
Wait for the progress notification
Open PDF Compiled Project.pdf — upload it to your preferred AI

You can also use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) → Compile Folder to PDF.

Extension Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`allToPdf.useGitIgnore`	`true`	Respect `.gitignore` rules when collecting files
`allToPdf.exclude`	`[]`	Additional directory or file names to exclude
`allToPdf.maxFileSizeKb`	`1024`	Maximum file size in KB to include (0 = no limit)

Example Output

PDF Compiled Project.pdf
  Page 1  ── Title: "Compiled PDF — Project: my-app"
  Page 2  ── Directory tree
  Pages 3–7 ── File contents with line numbers
  Page 8  ── Table of Contents
  Footer  ── "PDF created on ... with All to PDF extension"

Requirements

Visual Studio Code 1.88.0 or later
Node.js 18+ (for development)

License

MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome.

Project to PDF - AI Facilitator

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