Convert Markdown to PDF

Open a .md file, pick how it should look, and save it as a PDF straight from the browser's print dialog — the quickest free MD to PDF route, with no upload. Headings, tables, highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams and math all come through, and the file never leaves your computer.

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Reading mode with the outline sidebar, Claude theme and serif typography — Reading mode with the document outline, here in the Claude theme with serif body text.

Markdown to PDF without an upload

Online “Markdown to PDF” converters usually send your document to a server. This one does not need to: the document is rendered in your browser, and the page has a print stylesheet that hides the editor, toolbars and sidebar. Choose Export → Print / Save as PDF (or press Ctrl+P), pick Save as PDF as the destination, and you have a PDF that matches the preview. That matters when the document is a contract draft, an internal design note or an agent's plan you would rather not hand to a stranger's server.

How to save the PDF in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari

Chrome and Edge: press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac), set Destination to Save as PDF, adjust More settings (paper size, margins, scale, headers and footers, background graphics) and click Save.
Firefox: open the print dialog and choose Save to PDF as the printer. Margins, scale and “Print backgrounds” are in the same dialog.
Safari on a Mac: choose File → Print, then use the PDF menu in the lower-left corner and pick Save as PDF.

The menu item in the app is Export → Print / Save as PDF; the shortcut is the same everywhere. The print command is built into desktop browsers, which is why this route works on Windows, Mac and Linux without a plug-in.

Make it look the way you want first

The PDF takes its typography from the preview. Use the settings menu to pick a serif or sans body face and a text size, and the theme menu for colours — light themes such as GitHub Light, Claude or Paper print well, while dark themes are better kept for the screen. The width setting controls the measure on screen; in print the content fills the page width minus the printer margins. Check the structure in the outline sidebar before you print, and use Wrap long code lines so nothing is cut off at the page edge.

What comes through in the PDF

Headings, lists, task lists, tables, blockquotes, alerts and footnotes print as they appear in the preview. Code blocks keep their syntax colours (the copy button is hidden). Mermaid diagrams are vector SVG, so they stay sharp at any zoom, and math is typeset with KaTeX; a diagram in a document prints with the rest. Links stay clickable in the PDF in most browsers. Images need absolute addresses to show up: a relative path such as images/chart.png cannot be resolved for a local file.

Because the document is rendered by your browser, long documents flow across pages automatically, but there is no table-of-contents page and no per-page header of your own; add a [[toc]] line to the Markdown if you want a generated contents list at the top. If you need an editable file instead of a PDF, export HTML from the same view.

MD to PDF on a computer you do not own

Because nothing has to be installed, the same steps work on a work laptop, a library PC or a borrowed machine: open this page, drop the .md file onto it, print to PDF, and clear the site data when you leave if you do not want the document kept in the browser. New to .md files? The MD file guide explains what they are and how to open them on any system.

See it in action

The Export menu: download .md, download .html, print to PDF, copy as HTML, copy Markdown — Export as Markdown, a standalone HTML page or PDF, or copy the rendered HTML — shown in the Paper theme.

Syntax-highlighted TypeScript, Python, Bash and diff code blocks with language labels and copy buttons — Code blocks get a language label, syntax highlighting for 50+ languages and a copy button — this is the One Dark theme.

GitHub-style Note, Important, Warning and Caution alerts, a quote and a collapsible details section in the GitHub Dark theme — GitHub-style alerts, blockquotes and collapsible <details> sections, in GitHub Dark.

How it works

1
Open the Markdown file (drop it on the page, pick it from disk, paste text or use a URL).
2
Set the theme, font and size; turn on code wrapping for long lines. A light theme prints best.
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Export → Print / Save as PDF (or Ctrl+P), then choose “Save as PDF” as the destination.

What you get

No server involved

Rendering and printing happen in your browser; the document is never uploaded.

Print stylesheet

Only the rendered document prints — no toolbars, no editor, no outline.

Code that wraps

Optional line wrapping keeps long code inside the page.

Vector diagrams and math

Mermaid SVGs and KaTeX stay crisp in the PDF at any zoom.

Themes and fonts

Serif or sans, four sizes, light themes suited to paper.

Also HTML

Need an editable page instead? Download .html exports the same document.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a Markdown file to PDF?

Open the file here, then use Export → Print / Save as PDF (or Ctrl+P). In the print dialog choose “Save as PDF” as the destination and save. Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari all offer it.

How do I convert an MD file to PDF on Windows or Mac?

The same way on both: open the .md file in this page, press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac) and save as PDF from the print dialog. There is nothing to install.

Does the PDF include the editor or toolbar?

No. The print stylesheet prints only the rendered document.

Can I set page size and margins?

Yes, in the browser's print dialog: paper size, orientation, margins, scale, and whether to print headers, footers and background colours. Page numbers come from the browser's header and footer option, not from this site.

Why is the text pale or the background missing with a dark theme?

Browsers skip background colours when printing unless “Background graphics” is enabled in the print dialog, so a dark theme can print as light text on white. Pick a light theme for paper, or enable background graphics.

Can I convert Markdown from ChatGPT or Claude to PDF?

Yes. Paste the answer into the editor — tables, code and formulas render — and print it to PDF from there.

Can I convert many files at once?

No, one document at a time: open a file, save the PDF, open the next. For batch conversion in a script, a command-line tool such as Pandoc is the better fit.

Is there a file size limit?

Files up to 5 MB open directly; the PDF size depends on your browser's print engine, not on this site.

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