Overview Version History Q & A Rating & Review
MPE2PDF — Markdown to PDF
中文说明文档
Convert the current Markdown file to PDF, with rendering styles borrowed from
Markdown Preview Enhanced (MPE),
providing a familiar reading experience.
Named MPE2PDF after its inspiration, Markdown Preview Enhanced (MPE).
Features
MPE-style rendering — typography, code highlighting (GitHub theme), ==highlight== marker, and 13 MPE-style calloutsFull math support — $..$ inline and $$..$$ display formulas (MathJax 3, bundled and fully offline; tolerant to spaces/newlines around delimiters)Diagrams — Mermaid (rendered client-side, follows light/dark theme) and PlantUML (rendered via Java, optional)Chinese-friendly — CJK heading anchors, automatic encoding of CJK/space file pathsCentered images — standalone images (including link-wrapped ones) are centered, like Mermaid/PlantUML diagramsPrint-tuned layout — code blocks, tables, callouts, formulas and figures never split across pages; headings never orphaned at the bottom of a pageZero download — drives the system Microsoft Edge / Chrome (Edge ships with Windows 11)Non-intrusive — relative/root image paths are mapped automatically; existing files are never overwritten
Supported callout types
> [!note] [!info] [!tip] [!success] [!question] [!warning]
[!example] [!quote] [!important] [!bug] [!fail]
Usage
Right-click in the editor (Markdown file) or in the Explorer (.md file) → MPE2PDF: Export to PDF
Command palette: MPE2PDF: Export to PDF
Click Open file in the notification to view the PDF when the export finishes
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
mpe2pdf.themelightLight/dark theme
mpe2pdf.pageSizeA4Page size (A4 / Letter)
mpe2pdf.fontSize16Base font size (px); headings etc. scale proportionally (8–32)
mpe2pdf.margin20mm all sides
Page margins (mm)
mpe2pdf.includeTocfalseGenerate a table of contents (h2/h3 headings)
mpe2pdf.includePageNumberstruePage numbers in the footer
mpe2pdf.headingRuletrueHorizontal rule under the main title and h2 headings
mpe2pdf.cssOverride""Extra CSS file path (workspace-relative or absolute)
mpe2pdf.browserPath""Edge/Chrome executable path (empty = auto-detect)
mpe2pdf.javaPath"java"Java command (for PlantUML)
mpe2pdf.plantumlJarPath""Absolute path of plantuml.jar (empty = PlantUML disabled, source shown instead)
mpe2pdf.outputDir""Output directory (empty = alongside the source file)
mpe2pdf.rootDir""Mapping directory for root paths like /assets/... (empty = source file directory)
Development Status
[x] Phase 0: extension skeleton, command and settings declaration
[x] Phase 1: rendering core (callouts / highlight / code highlighting / MathJax / Mermaid / PlantUML)
[x] Phase 2: MPE-style page template and print styles
[x] Phase 3: PDF export (puppeteer-core + system Edge)
[x] Phase 4: settings polish and documentation
[x] Phase 5: icon, packaging, edge-case regression, local install verification
License
MIT
