Markdown Export Tools

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides tools to export Markdown files to PDF and Word formats.

Features

• Export Markdown files to PDF with proper table borders and styling
• Export Markdown files to Word (.docx) with proper formatting
• Support for advanced Markdown features (tables, strikethrough, task lists, etc.)

Usage

1. Open a Markdown file in VS Code
2. Right-click in the editor or explorer
3. Select either "Markdown: Export to PDF" or "Markdown: Export to Word"
4. The exported file will be saved in the same directory as the original Markdown file

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.74.0 or higher

Installation

From VSIX (Recommended)

1. Download the .vsix file from the releases page
2. In VS Code, go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Click on the "..." menu and select "Install from VSIX..."
4. Select the downloaded .vsix file
5. Reload VS Code when prompted

From Source

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Run npm install in the project directory
3. Run vsce package to create the .vsix file
4. Install the generated .vsix file following the steps above

Implementation Details

• Uses markdown-pdf for PDF export with custom CSS for table styling
• Uses md-to-docx with unified, remark-parse, and remark-gfm for Word export with proper Markdown formatting support
• Includes @mdast2docx/table plugin for proper table support in Word documents

Known Limitations

• Large files may take some time to export
• Complex Markdown extensions may not be fully supported

Release Notes

0.0.16

• Fixed PDF table border issue by moving CSS to external file and using cssPath option
• Created separate table-styles.css file for better CSS management
• Improved reliability of CSS application in generated PDFs

0.0.15

• Enhanced PDF table border styling with more specific CSS selectors and !important flags
• Improved table appearance in exported PDF documents with better spacing and background colors
• Added alternating row colors for better readability

0.0.14

• Fixed PDF export table rendering issue by adding CSS styles for table borders
• Added proper table styling (borders, padding, background color) for PDF output
• Improved visual appearance of tables in exported PDF documents

0.0.13

• Fixed "buffer is not supported by this platform" error by using 'nodebuffer' output type
• Reverted to correct output type for Node.js environment compatibility
• Ensured consistent plugin usage with tablePlugin.tablePlugin

0.0.12

• Fixed "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'preprocess')" error by correcting @mdast2docx/table plugin usage
• Updated plugin import to use tablePlugin.tablePlugin instead of destructuring import
• Improved error handling in Word export functionality

0.0.11

• Improved Word export functionality with better Markdown formatting support
• Integrated remark-gfm and @mdast2docx/table for enhanced Markdown feature support
• Updated Word export to properly handle tables, strikethrough, and other GFM features
• Fixed async/await usage in Word export command

0.0.10

• Fixed "command 'markdown-export-tools.exportToPdf' not found" error by removing ES6 import statements
• Resolved module import conflicts between ES6 and CommonJS syntax
• Cleaned up duplicate dependencies in package.json

0.0.9

• Added remark-gfm support for better Markdown parsing (tables, strikethrough, etc.)
• Integrated @mdast2docx/table plugin for proper table support in Word documents
• Improved Markdown feature support in Word export

0.0.8

• Fixed data type handling for Blob to Buffer conversion
• Improved error messages and debugging information
• Enhanced compatibility with different Node.js environments

0.0.7

• Fixed "The 'data' argument must be of type string or an instance of Buffer" error by using 'nodebuffer' output type
• Updated to use correct output type for Node.js environment
• Added proper buffer type checking before file writing

0.0.6

• Fixed "buffer is not supported by this platform" error by removing explicit output type specification
• Updated to use default output type ("buffer") for Node.js environment
• Improved file writing with synchronous method for better error handling

0.0.5

• Fixed "Cannot parse without Parser" error by correctly using remarkParse.default
• Resolved import issue with remark-parse module in ES modules context
• Improved error handling and debugging information

0.0.4

• Fixed "Cannot parse without Parser" error by correctly implementing unified and remark-parse
• Improved Markdown to Word conversion process with proper AST parsing
• Updated extension to use buffer output for DOCX file generation
• Enhanced error handling and debugging capabilities

0.0.3

• Fixed "mdToDocx is not a function" error by correctly importing and using the toDocx function
• Added unified and remark-parse dependencies for proper Markdown AST parsing
• Improved error handling for Word export functionality

0.0.2

• Updated Word export functionality to use md-to-docx for proper Markdown formatting
• Improved documentation and usage instructions

0.0.1

Initial release of Markdown Export Tools

• Export Markdown files to PDF
• Export Markdown files to Word with proper formatting using md-to-docx