md2pdf

md2pdf

A Go library and CLI tool for converting Markdown to PDF.

Uses goldmark for Markdown parsing and gopdf for PDF generation.

Features

• Headings (h1-h6)
• Bold, italic, and bold-italic text
• Inline code and fenced code blocks with background shading
• Ordered and unordered lists (nested)
• Blockquotes
• Horizontal rules
• Automatic system font discovery (Noto Sans, DejaVu, Liberation)
• Custom TTF font support
• A4 page layout

Installation

go install github.com/alchemy/md2pdf/cmd/md2pdf@latest

CLI Usage

md2pdf input.md output.pdf

Custom fonts:

md2pdf input.md output.pdf --regular ./fonts/Regular.ttf --bold ./fonts/Bold.ttf --italic ./fonts/Italic.ttf --mono ./fonts/Mono.ttf

Library Usage

package main

import (
    "os"

    "github.com/alchemy/md2pdf"
)

func main() {
    conv := md2pdf.New(
        md2pdf.WithRegularFont("/path/to/regular.ttf"),
        md2pdf.WithBoldFont("/path/to/bold.ttf"),
    )

    in, _ := os.Open("input.md")
    defer in.Close()

    out, _ := os.Create("output.pdf")
    defer out.Close()

    conv.Convert(in, out)
}

If no fonts are specified, the converter automatically discovers system-installed TTF fonts.

License

MIT