Add Markdown to PDF conversion to the right click menu of Windows File Explorer.
- The markdown-convert Python package:
pip install markdown-convert. - The GTK-3 Runtime for Windows: (Required by
weasyprint, a dependency ofmarkdown-convert).
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Download ⬇️ generate_reg_keys.py and run it:
This will create a file called
markdown-convert.regthat contains the registry keys to add the right click menu entries for your system. -
Double click the
markdown-convert.regfile and accept the UAC prompt to merge the new keys to the Windows Registry.
Note
If you just installed the markdown-convert package, you may need to log out and log back in for the command to be registered to your PATH.
- Right click any Markdown file, then click
Convert to PDF. - For real-time conversion to PDF, click
Convert to PDF (live).
If you don't see the new menu entries when right clicking on a file, please ensure it has the .md extension.
Because Windows hides file extensions by default, it might actually be a .md.txt file.
Check out this link if you wish to disable this behavior.
To remove the entries from the right click menu, download ⬇️ uninstall.reg and double click it.
If you also wish to uninstall markdown-convert, run the following command:
pip uninstall markdown-convert -y