What you should know
Markdown to PDF turns a structured text into a document ready for distribution. Markdown stays light and readable for writing; PDF applies a stable layout for sharing or printing.
It is the classic technical-documentation chain: write in Markdown, version it, then export to PDF for readers without an editor at hand.
Strengths
- All the text is kept, without Markdown syntax symbols
- Clean, very light A4 PDF, ready to send or print
- Nothing to install, and the file is sent nowhere
- The document can no longer be edited by mistake
Limitations to know
- Headings are not enlarged: they become ordinary paragraphs
- Bold, italics and code highlighting are not rendered
- Links keep their text but lose their address
- Markdown images and tables are not reproduced
When to use it
Use this conversion to quickly pass on the content of a note or minutes written in Markdown. For designed documentation with headings, tables and code, a tool such as Pandoc or your Markdown editor's export will give a much better result.
Quality, size and compatibility
FileXvert removes the Markdown syntax (hash signs, asterisks, link brackets), then lays the text out on A4 in 11-point Helvetica. The content is complete, the typography is simple: it is a text PDF, not a documentation layout.
Frequently asked questions
- Do Markdown images appear in the PDF?
- No. Only the text is kept; a Markdown image is replaced by its alternative text. For an illustrated PDF, use a Markdown editor that exports to PDF.
- Can I customise the PDF layout?
- No: the layout is fixed (A4, 11-point Helvetica, margins of about 1.8 cm). That is the price of an instant conversion that runs entirely in your browser.