pdf2md

A command line tool that converts a pdf into pngs and embedds those into a markdown file.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you up and running on your machine

Prerequisites

What things you need to install the software and how to install them

poppler
npm

Installing

1. Install Poppler
2. Install pdf2md

1. Install Poppler

Linux (not tested)

sudo apt-get install poppler-data
sudo apt-get install poppler-utils

MacOS

brew install poppler

Windows

not supported

2. Install pdf2md

Method: 1

Download the npm package from the official repo:

npm install -g pdf2md

Method: 2

You can install pdf2md by cloning the github repo and installing it globally:

git clone https://github.com/m0ne/pdf2md
cd pdf2md

npm install -g .

Usage

The usage is super simple:

pdf2md <inputFile.pdf> <projectName>

It creates the following folder structure:

[projectName]
  [imgages]
    [projectName-01.png]
    [projectName-02.png]
    ...
  [src]
    [projectName.pdf]
  [projectName.md]

Contributing

If you find a bug or want to add a feature, feel free to create an issue or create pull request.

Authors

• m0ne - Initial work

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details