MD to PDF - Blazing Fast ⚡

Convert Markdown to PDF instantly with a single click. Beautiful GitHub-style formatting with syntax highlighting.

✨ Features

⚡ Blazing Fast — Persistent browser instance for near-instant conversions
🎨 Beautiful Output — GitHub-flavored styling with syntax highlighting
📊 Full Support — Tables, code blocks, task lists, ASCII diagrams
🖱️ One-Click — Convert from title bar, context menu, or status bar
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcut — Cmd+Alt+P (Mac) / Ctrl+Alt+P (Windows/Linux)
⚙️ Configurable — Page format, margins, and more
👀 PDF Viewer — View generated PDFs directly in VS Code
🔄 Smart Overwrite — Choose to overwrite or create new files with sequence numbers

📸 Screenshots

Preview

Feature Preview

See examples/feature-showcase.md for the source file.

🚀 Usage

Method 1: Title Bar Button

Click the PDF button in the editor title bar when viewing a Markdown file.

Right-click on a .md file in the Explorer or editor and select MD to PDF: Convert to PDF.

Method 3: Status Bar

Click the PDF button in the status bar when a Markdown file is open.

Method 4: Keyboard Shortcut

Press Cmd+Alt+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+P (Windows/Linux) while editing a Markdown file.

⚙️ Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`md-to-pdf.openAfterConversion`	`true`	Automatically open PDF after conversion
`md-to-pdf.pageFormat`	`"A4"`	Page format: A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5
`md-to-pdf.margins`	`{...}`	Page margins (top, right, bottom, left)
`md-to-pdf.onFileExists`	`"overwrite"`	Behavior when file exists: `overwrite` or `newFile`
`md-to-pdf.viewer`	`"internal"`	Viewer to use: `system` (default app) or `internal` (VS Code)

Example Configuration

{
  "md-to-pdf.openAfterConversion": true,
  "md-to-pdf.pageFormat": "Letter",
  "md-to-pdf.margins": {
    "top": "20mm",
    "right": "20mm",
    "bottom": "20mm",
    "left": "20mm"
  },
  "md-to-pdf.onFileExists": "newFile",
  "md-to-pdf.viewer": "internal"
}

📋 Requirements

VS Code 1.85.0 or higher
Browser: Chrome, Chromium, Microsoft Edge, or Brave (automatically detected)

🛠️ Supported Markdown Features

✅ Headings (H1-H6)
✅ Bold, italic, strikethrough
✅ Links and images
✅ Ordered and unordered lists
✅ Task lists (checkboxes)
✅ Code blocks with syntax highlighting
✅ Inline code
✅ Tables
✅ Blockquotes
✅ Horizontal rules
✅ ASCII diagrams

🐛 Known Issues

Large files may take longer to convert
Some custom fonts may not render in the PDF

📝 Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for release notes.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

Enjoy! If you find this extension useful, please consider leaving a ⭐️ review on the marketplace.

MD to PDF - Blazing Fast

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