modbender Markdown to PDF
Convert markdown documents to professional, clean PDFs with proper formatting.
Usage
# Basic usage
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md
# Specify output
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md -o output.pdf
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md --output my-report.pdf
# Verbose mode
uv run scripts/md-to-pdf.py input.md -v
Features
- Headers: H1-H6 with hierarchical styling
- Text formatting: Bold, italic, inline code
- Lists: Bullet lists, numbered lists, task lists
- Code blocks: Syntax highlighting with background
- Tables: Full table support with headers
- Links: Clickable hyperlinks
- Horizontal rules: Visual section dividers
- YAML frontmatter: Automatically skipped
- Special characters: Emojis, Unicode symbols
- Page numbers: Automatic footer with page numbers
- Professional styling: Clean, readable output
Options
-o, --output: Output PDF file path (default: input_filename.pdf)-v, --verbose: Print detailed processing information
Supported Markdown Elements
| Element | Syntax | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Headers | # H1 to ###### H6 |
✅ |
| Bold | **text** or __text__ |
✅ |
| Italic | *text* or _text_ |
✅ |
| Inline code | `code` |
✅ |
| Code blocks | ``` | ✅ |
| Bullet lists | - item or * item |
✅ |
| Numbered lists | 1. item |
✅ |
| Task lists | - [x] done |
✅ |
| Tables | ` | col |
| Links | [text](url) |
✅ |
| Horizontal rules | --- or *** |
✅ |
| Blockquotes | > quote |
✅ |