md2pdf — Markdown to PDF (pandoc)

Quick conversion from Markdown to PDF using pandoc + xelatex. Supports CJK text out of the box with PingFang SC. For simple documents where you just need a clean PDF — no cover page, no TOC, no themes.

For feature-rich PDF generation, use lovstudio:any2pdf instead.

When to Use

• User wants a quick PDF from a markdown file
• Document is simple (no need for cover page, TOC, watermarks)
• User explicitly asks for pandoc-based conversion

Workflow

Step 1: Identify markdown files

Locate the .md file(s) the user wants to convert.

Step 2: Execute

bash lovstudio-md2pdf/scripts/md2pdf.sh /path/to/file.md

Output: /path/to/file.pdf (same directory, same name, .pdf extension).

For multiple files:

bash lovstudio-md2pdf/scripts/md2pdf.sh file1.md file2.md file3.md

Step 3: Verify

Check the output file exists and report its size.

CLI Reference

Argument	Description
file1.md [file2.md ...]	One or more Markdown files to convert

Output is always <input>.pdf in the same directory as the input file.

Finder Quick Action

This skill can also be installed as a macOS Finder Quick Action for right-click conversion. See lovstudio/mac-md2pdf for the Automator workflow.

Dependencies

brew install pandoc basictex