PardownMarkdown to PDF in JavaScript

Generate PDF bytes in your application, or convert Markdown files from your terminal.

Open the playground

One conversion function
Pass Markdown to an async function and receive a Uint8Array containing the PDF.
No browser process
Render with JavaScript without starting Chromium or another headless browser.
Library and CLI
Add PDF generation to your application, or convert files from a terminal.

Create your first PDF

Install @pardown/core, convert a Markdown string, and write the returned bytes to a file:

sh

npm install @pardown/core

ts

import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
import { markdownToPdf } from '@pardown/core';

const markdown = '# Project update\n\nThe release is **ready**.';
const pdf = await markdownToPdf(markdown);

await writeFile('project-update.pdf', pdf);

Pardown parses Markdown with Comark and renders PDF documents with Jasy.

Choose how you use Pardown

You can use Pardown as a library or as a command-line tool:

Follow Getting started to install Pardown and convert your first document.
Learn how to save, return, or download the result in Work with PDF bytes.
Configure resource loading in Image loading and cancellation.
Use the CLI reference to convert files and standard input from a terminal.
Check Markdown support before converting documents with complex formatting.