@pdfme/converter

This library provides utility functions for converting PDFs to other formats or converting data—such as Markdown—into PDF(WIP).

Markdown to pdfme template

md2pdf converts GitHub Flavored Markdown into a pdfme Template and inputs pair.

import { md2pdf } from '@pdfme/converter/md2pdf';

const { template, inputs } = await md2pdf('# Hello\n\nVisit [pdfme](https://pdfme.com).');

The initial MVP emits text, headings, lists, tables, code blocks, blockquotes, horizontal rules, and data URI images. md2pdf is exposed as a subpath export so normal converter imports do not pull the Markdown parser into browser bundles.

When passing the result to generate, register the plugins for the Markdown features you use. Horizontal rules (---) are emitted as line schemas, so documents that contain them need the Line plugin.

CJK and Japanese text

The default pdfme font is Roboto, which does not include Japanese/CJK glyphs. For Japanese Markdown, set a CJK-capable fontName during conversion and pass the same font to generate or UI options.

import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
import { md2pdf } from '@pdfme/converter/md2pdf';
import { generate } from '@pdfme/generator';
import { image, line, list, table, text } from '@pdfme/schemas';

const fontData = await readFile('./fonts/NotoSansJP-Regular.ttf');
const { template, inputs } = await md2pdf('# 日本語\n\nこれはPDF生成のテストです。', {
  style: { fontName: 'NotoSansJP' },
});

const pdf = await generate({
  template,
  inputs,
  plugins: { Text: text, List: list, Table: table, Image: image, Line: line },
  options: {
    font: {
      NotoSansJP: { data: fontData, fallback: true, subset: false },
    },
  },
});

Current limitations:

• Pagination is handled by pdfme dynamic layout after conversion. Long text/list/table content can split across pages, while image keep-together behavior is intentionally basic.
• Table cells are plain text; inline Markdown styling inside cells is stripped.
• Code block language tags are parsed but not rendered yet.
• Blockquotes are rendered as indented text with a light background, not as full nested block layouts.
• Remote Markdown images are emitted as links for now; image fetching/asset metadata is left for a later step.
• PNG/JPEG data URI images are rendered at a fixed initial height and do not preserve aspect ratio yet.
• Complex list item children such as nested code blocks or blockquotes are flattened into list item text.

For the complete pdfme documentation, see this link.