Convert plain text (.txt) and Markdown (.md) files to clean, professional PDF documents.
A plain text file looks a bit undressed. Putting a suit on it.— Poulpi
ℹ Document rendering
Markdown is interpreted (GFM syntax): headings, lists, tables, quotes and code blocks are formatted before the PDF is generated.
Plain text files are paginated with readable typography and balanced margins.
Meeting notes typed in an editor, a project README, technical documentation, a logbook, a wiki extract: a huge amount of content lives in .txt or .md files nowadays. Great for writing, these formats are much less so for sharing — no pagination, rendering that depends on the editor, and a .md file that's unreadable for anyone unfamiliar with the syntax. Converting it to PDF turns it into a clean, paginated, printable document, ready to send to a client or archive.
It's especially handy for developers and technical writers: turn a CHANGELOG, an installation procedure or a report written in Markdown into a presentable deliverable, without going through Word or pasting into a word processor that would break the formatting. The text file remains your source; the PDF becomes your distribution format.
.md files are interpreted as GFM (GitHub Flavored Markdown) and genuinely typeset: headings become a visual hierarchy, bulleted and numbered lists are indented, tables are drawn with their borders, and code blocks appear in a monospaced font on a distinct background. Plain .txt files are set cleanly with a readable font and regular margins — your line breaks are preserved.
For best results, structure your Markdown with real heading levels (#, ##, ###): the PDF's hierarchy will only be clearer. After converting, the merge tool combines several documents into one, watermark stamps a "draft" or "confidential" notice, and protect locks the file with a password. As always on pdfOutils: no account required, no watermark added, and your files are automatically deleted from the server after processing.
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Convert plain text (.txt) and Markdown (.md) files to clean, professional PDF documents.
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Drop your .txt, .md or .markdown file and start the conversion. Markdown is rendered (headings, lists, tables, code) before the PDF is generated, which you can preview then download.
GitHub Flavored Markdown is supported: headings, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, quotes, links, bold/italic and code blocks with a distinct background.
Yes, this tool is 100% free with no usage limits. No sign-up, no credit card and no watermark added to your documents.
Yes. Your files are processed securely and automatically deleted from our servers after processing. Nobody has access to them.