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phppdf/markdown-converter
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Convert Markdown into PDF documents on top of phppdf/phppdf

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markdown-converter
==================

[](#markdown-converter)

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Convert Markdown into PDF documents on top of [phppdf/phppdf](https://github.com/phppdf/phppdf).

Markdown is parsed directly into layout primitives (text, lists, tables) — there is no intermediate HTML step.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require phppdf/markdown-converter
```

Requires PHP 8.4+.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

`MarkdownConverter::fromMarkdown()` never registers fonts for you — you must register a font under each resource name `MarkdownConverterConfig` expects (`F1`–`F5` by default) before calling `$builder->build()`.

```
use PhpPdf\Builder\PdfDocumentBuilder;
use PhpPdf\Markdown\MarkdownConverter;
use PhpPdf\Markdown\MarkdownConverterConfig;
use PhpPdf\Output\PdfMemoryOutput;
use PhpPdf\Serialization\PdfDocumentSerializer;

$markdown = "# Hello World\n\nWelcome to the PDF.";

$config = new MarkdownConverterConfig();

$builder = new PdfDocumentBuilder();
$builder->globalFont($config->getRegularFontName(), 'Helvetica')
    ->globalFont($config->getBoldFontName(), 'Helvetica-Bold')
    ->globalFont($config->getItalicFontName(), 'Helvetica-Oblique')
    ->globalFont($config->getBoldItalicFontName(), 'Helvetica-BoldOblique')
    ->globalFont($config->getCodeFontName(), 'Courier');

MarkdownConverter::fromMarkdown($markdown, $config, $builder);

$output = new PdfMemoryOutput();
(new PdfDocumentSerializer($output))->writeDocument($builder->build());

header('Content-Type: application/pdf');
echo $output->getContent();
```

Supported Markdown
------------------

[](#supported-markdown)

ATX and Setext headings, paragraphs, **bold**, *italic*, ***bold italic***, `inline code`, fenced code blocks, ordered/unordered lists (with nesting and GFM task-list checkboxes), blockquotes, thematic breaks, GFM pipe tables (with column alignment), hyperlinks, standalone images, and footnotes.

See the [full syntax reference and known limitations](https://phppdf.github.io/markdown-converter/docs/supported-markdown/).

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Full documentation, including custom layout and custom fonts, is available at [phppdf.github.io/markdown-converter](https://phppdf.github.io/markdown-converter/).

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

20

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LowBetter than 13% of packages

Maintenance65

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity11

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

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Top Contributors

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