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A PDF is often the right output for a finished Markdown document — it renders identically everywhere, prints cleanly, and isn't meant to be edited further the way a Word file is. This page converts Markdown (a file you drop in, or text you paste) directly into a PDF, rendering the preview in your browser before you download it.
Headings, nested lists, tables, blockquotes, and fenced code blocks all render as part of that preview, and LaTeX math ($...$ inline or $$...$$ on its own line) renders as proper mathematical notation rather than plain text. Settings lets you choose a page size and margins, and optionally add a cover page or an automatically generated table of contents before exporting.
Works the same regardless of where the Markdown came from — technical documentation, notes exported from an app, or anything else written in the format — since it's the same underlying converter as the rest of mdformatter, just preset to PDF output.
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The same Markdown draft can become an editable Word document, a fixed PDF, or clean HTML. For legal and adjacent professional workflows, mdformatter also includes UK and US legal-style presets for margins, page size, spacing, and heading treatment, so lawyers, paralegals, compliance teams, consultants, and other document-heavy trades can turn structured Markdown into review-ready files faster.
mdformatter does not review or draft legal advice; it preserves and formats the document structure you provide.Open the legal Markdown to Word workflow.
Render Markdown into a fixed-layout PDF that is ready to send, archive, or print without exporting through Word first.
Choose page size, margins, cover page, table of contents, and heading page-break behavior before export.
Tables, fenced code blocks, lists, links, blockquotes, and LaTeX math are included in the PDF preview and export.
Download the final PDF when it looks right, or generate a temporary 24-hour share link for someone else to review.
Yes — both render directly in the browser as part of generating the PDF, so the output keeps its structure rather than collapsing into plain text.
Yes — both are available in Settings, along with page size and margin choices, before you export.
Yes — $...$ and $$...$$ both render as proper mathematical notation in the PDF.