A fast Markdown-to-PDF converter written in Rust. Pagination, images, tables, links, Mermaid diagrams, and syntax highlighting — no Python, browser, or LaTeX required.
Homebrew core ships a different Go-based md2pdf. Install this one with:
brew install 0xtlt/tap/md2pdfIf md2pdf --help mentions md2pdf.go, you have the wrong package:
brew uninstall md2pdf
brew install 0xtlt/tap/md2pdfDownload the archive for your platform from the latest release.
cargo install --git https://github.com/0xtlt/md2pdfmd2pdf document.md
md2pdf document.md --output build/document.pdf
md2pdf document.md --code-theme light --accent '#2563EB'
md2pdf document.md --page-size letter --landscape
cat document.md | md2pdf - --output document.pdf| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-o, --output PATH |
source with .pdf |
Output PDF path |
--title TEXT |
first # heading |
PDF metadata title |
--author TEXT |
empty | PDF metadata author |
--page-size a4|letter |
a4 |
Page format |
--landscape |
off | Landscape orientation |
--margin MM |
17 |
Margins (8–45 mm) |
--accent '#RRGGBB' |
#C94C35 |
Heading color |
--code-theme dark|light |
dark |
Code block theme |
--line-numbers |
off | Show code line numbers |
--no-header |
off | Hide page header |
--page-break-before PREFIX |
none | Page break before matching ## |
--no-external |
off | Do not download remote images |
--allow-http |
off | Allow cleartext http:// image downloads |
-q, --quiet |
off | Suppress success output and warnings |
Run md2pdf --help for the full list.
- Typst PDF engine with embedded fonts
- TextMate syntax highlighting (dark / light)
- Mermaid diagrams from
mermaid/mmdfences - Clickable links and local images
- Remote HTTPS images downloaded by default (
--no-externalto deny,--allow-httpfor cleartext HTTP) - A4 / Letter, portrait or landscape
- Custom title, author, header, footer, margins, and accent
MIT. Embedded DejaVu fonts:
assets/fonts/LICENSE_DEJAVU.