Markdown2PDF

Markdown2pdf is a command-line tool to convert markdown file into pdf, was originally designed for myself to create resume.

Installation

To install Markdown2PDF you may need to install PDF convertion tool first,

Install Markdown2PDF by pip:

pip install markdown2pdf

Usage

You can use Markdown2PDF via simple command md2pdf:

md2pdf resume.md

You can also appoint a theme by argument --theme:

md2pdf resume.md --theme=github

Or, you can even using your self defined theme:

md2pdf resume.md --theme=path_to_style.css

By now, Markdown2PDF contains multi builtin themes:

• github (from GitHub.Inc)
• solarized-dark (from mixu/markdown-styles)
• ghostwriter (from mixu/markdown-styles)

Trouble shooting

1. ffi.h no such file or directory

apt-get install libffi-dev

2. OSError: library not found: 'libcairo.so.2'

This means you need to get some requirements installed first, see this page: [WeasyPrint fails with error on OSX](Kozea/WeasyPrint#79).