MDExport — Markdown to PDF & DOCX
Your markdown. Publication-ready in seconds.
Right-click any .md file in VS Code. Pick a theme. Pick a font. Export a beautiful PDF or DOCX. Done.
No Pandoc. No LaTeX. No browser exports. No copy-pasting into Word.
How It Works
- Open a Markdown file
- Right-click → MDExport: Export as PDF
- Get a publication-quality document in ~2 seconds
That's it.
Features
| Feature |
Free |
Pro ($1/mo) |
| PDF export |
Yes |
Yes |
| DOCX export |
— |
Yes |
| Clean theme |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dark, Editorial, Technical, Warm themes |
— |
Yes |
| Inter (Sans) font |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lora, JetBrains Mono, Nunito, Roboto Slab |
— |
Yes |
| Table of Contents |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cover page with logo |
— |
Yes |
| Custom margins |
— |
Yes |
| Line spacing control |
— |
Yes |
| Headers & footers |
— |
Yes |
| Page numbers |
— |
Yes |
| Export settings panel |
— |
Yes |
Themes
Clean — Minimal, white, timeless. The default.
Dark — Code-first. Dark background, purple accents. Great for technical docs.
Editorial — Magazine-feel. Warm tones, italic headings, elegant.
Technical — Dense, structured. Blue accents, bordered headings. Built for API docs.
Warm — Off-white background. Amber tones. Inviting and readable.
Fonts
- Sans — Inter. Clean and modern.
- Serif — Lora. Elegant, readable long-form.
- Mono — JetBrains Mono. Technical, code-heavy.
- Humanist — Nunito. Warm and approachable.
- Slab — Roboto Slab. Strong and confident.
Commands
| Command |
Description |
MDExport: Export as PDF |
Export active file to PDF |
MDExport: Export as DOCX |
Export active file to DOCX (Pro) |
MDExport: Open Export Panel |
Open the formatting panel |
MDExport: Enter License Key |
Activate your Pro license |
MDExport: License Status |
Check license status |
Settings
All defaults are configurable in VS Code Settings → MDExport:
mdexport.defaultTheme — Theme (clean, dark, editorial, technical, warm)mdexport.defaultFont — Font family (sans, serif, mono, humanist, slab)mdexport.defaultFormat — Output format (pdf, docx)mdexport.defaultMargins — Page margins (narrow, normal, wide)mdexport.defaultLineSpacing — Line spacing (1.0, 1.15, 1.5, 2.0)mdexport.toc — Include table of contentsmdexport.pageNumbers — Include page numbers
Free CLI
MDExport also ships as a free, open-source CLI:
npm install -g mdexport
mdexport export README.md
The CLI exports basic PDFs with the Clean theme. Upgrade to Pro in VS Code for the full feature set.
Get Pro
$1/month — unlock all themes, fonts, DOCX, cover pages, and more.
Visit mdexport.dev to subscribe.
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