markdown_convert_explorer

Add Markdown to PDF conversion to the right click menu of Windows File Explorer.

Requirements

• The markdown-convert Python package: pip install markdown-convert.
• The GTK-3 Runtime for Windows: (Required by weasyprint, a dependency of markdown-convert).

Installation

1. Download ⬇️ generate_reg_keys.py and run it:

   This will create a file called markdown-convert.reg that contains the registry keys to add the right click menu entries for your system.

2. Double click the markdown-convert.reg file and accept the UAC prompt to merge the new keys to the Windows Registry.

Usage

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.

Uninstalling

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