Markdown to PDF Generator

Signature: Wojciech Balcer

The Markdown to PDF Generator is a Rust-based tool designed to convert Markdown files into fully-formatted PDF documents. With support for titles, signatures, footers, code blocks, tables of contents, and more.

Features

Header and Footer

     Automatically generates a header with the title and a footer with page numbers and customizable text.

Table of Contents

     Dynamically generates a Table of Contents based on the headers in your Markdown file.

Code Block Styling

     Preserves and styles code blocks for a professional look in the PDF.

Multi-page Support

     Automatically paginates content and manages space efficiently.

Custom Signature and Footer

     Allows embedding signatures and custom footer text.

Installation

1. Install Rust and Cargo if not already installed:

   curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
   

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/wbalcer/markdown-to-pdf.git
   cd markdown-to-pdf
   

3. Build this project:

   cargo build --release
   

4. Run the binary:

   ./target/release/markdown-to-pdf
   

Usage

Signature

  To sign the file just change the line with "Signature:" for your own signature.

Footer

  The last line of the markdown file will act as the footer

Test

To test:

cargo run <input_file> <output_file>

PDF generated by wbalcer markdown-to-pdf