markdown_convert_nautilus

Nautilus script to add Markdown to PDF conversion to the right click menu.

Requirements

• The markdown-convert Python package: pip install markdown-convert.
• The nautilus file manager.

Installation

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julynx/markdown_convert_nautilus/main/Convert%20to%20PDF -O ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/Convert\ to\ PDF
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Julynx/markdown_convert_nautilus/main/Convert%20to%20PDF%20\(live\) -O ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/Convert\ to\ PDF\ \(live\)
chmod +x ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/Convert\ to\ PDF
chmod +x ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/Convert\ to\ PDF\ \(live\)

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 on any Markdown file, then click Scripts > Markdown > Convert to PDF.
• For real-time conversion to PDF, click Scripts > Markdown > Convert to PDF (live).
• You can also select a CSS file and a Markdown file, and the output PDF will be styled with the selected CSS file.

Uninstalling

To remove the entries from the right click menu, run:

rm ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/Convert\ to\ PDF
rm ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/Markdown/Convert\ to\ PDF\ \(live\)

If you also wish to uninstall markdown-convert, run the following command:

pip uninstall markdown-convert -y