Markdown to PDF

Write or paste markdown, see it rendered, then download it as a PDF with the headings, lists, code blocks and quotes intact. Free, no signup, and the document never leaves your browser.

Rendered preview

Cell respiration, week 4

A short set of notes to show what the renderer supports.

The three stages

  • 1.Glycolysis, in the cytoplasm
  • 2.The Krebs cycle, in the mitochondrial matrix
  • 3.Oxidative phosphorylation, on the inner membrane

Key terms are bold, definitions are italic, and anything mechanical is written as inline code.

Glycolysis nets two ATP per glucose molecule, which is the number people forget under exam pressure.
  • -Aerobic yield: about 30 to 32 ATP
  • -Anaerobic yield: 2 ATP
  • -Lactate in animals
  • -Ethanol in yeast
glucose + 6 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP

See the reading list (https://example.com/reading) before the seminar.

The preview uses the fonts on your machine and the PDF uses the standard PDF fonts, so line breaks can land differently. Headings, lists, code and quotes match.

Runs on your device. The markdown is parsed and the PDF is written in this tab. A draft, a README or a set of private notes is never uploaded.

Which markdown is supported

This is a common subset rather than full CommonMark, and the honest list is short enough to print.

Rendered

  • Headings, # through ######
  • Bold, italic and inline code
  • Ordered and unordered lists, including one level of nesting
  • Fenced and indented code blocks
  • Block quotes
  • Horizontal rules
  • Links, printed as text followed by the address

Not rendered

  • Tables, which are printed as their raw markdown
  • Images, which are skipped
  • Raw HTML, footnotes and task list checkboxes

Nothing unsupported is silently dropped except images. A table comes through as its raw markdown, so you can see it in the preview and decide what to do rather than discovering the gap after you send the file.

What happens to links

A PDF page is not a web page. Link text is printed, and the address follows it in brackets at a slightly smaller size, so a printed copy still carries the destination.

If your document is mostly links, that gets noisy quickly. Shorten the addresses in the markdown before exporting, or move them into a reading list at the end.

Frequently asked questions

Which markdown features are supported?
Headings from one to six hashes, ordered and unordered lists including nesting, bold, italic, inline code, fenced and indented code blocks, block quotes, horizontal rules, links, and paragraphs. Tables, images, footnotes, HTML blocks and task lists are not rendered, so this is a common subset rather than full CommonMark.
What happens to links in the PDF?
The link text is printed and the destination is shown after it in brackets, so a printed copy still carries the address. The PDF is text, not a web page, so the link is readable rather than clickable.
What happens to images and tables?
They are not supported. An image line is skipped and a table is printed as its raw markdown text, so nothing silently disappears without you seeing it in the preview.
Does the preview match the PDF exactly?
It matches structurally, not pixel for pixel. The preview uses your browser's fonts, and the PDF uses the standard PDF fonts, so line breaks can land in different places while headings, lists and code blocks stay the same.
Is my markdown uploaded anywhere?
No. The parsing and the PDF writing both happen in your browser, so the document never leaves your device.
Can I paste markdown exported from another app?
Yes. Anything from a notes app, a README or an AI chat export works, as long as you accept that unsupported syntax such as tables passes through as plain text.

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