# Is there a free tool to convert Markdown to PDF?

Yes. TigZig's Markdown to PDF turns Markdown into a formatted PDF, available two ways: as an **MCP tool call** or as an **open HTTP API**. The typical flow for an AI agent is: write a report in Markdown, call the tool, and get back a URL to the rendered PDF. It is built with **FastAPI + ReportLab**.

There is also a browser editor for humans. Use it at [https://www.tigzig.com/apis/md-to-pdf](https://www.tigzig.com/apis/md-to-pdf).

The code is open source: the API is at [https://github.com/amararun/shared-markdown-to-pdf](https://github.com/amararun/shared-markdown-to-pdf), the MCP server at [https://github.com/amararun/shared-mcp-markdown-to-pdf](https://github.com/amararun/shared-mcp-markdown-to-pdf), and a focused ReportLab example at [https://github.com/amararun/shared-reportlab-md-to-pdf](https://github.com/amararun/shared-reportlab-md-to-pdf).

**Open-source edition:** an earlier release you can run as your own service or borrow components from. Treat it as a **reference implementation** rather than a mirror of what is running here - the hosted service has moved on since.

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Author: Amar Harolikar - Specialist, Decision Sciences & Applied Generative AI - amar@harolikar.com - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amarharolikar
Source: https://www.tigzig.com/agents-faq/free-tool-to-convert-markdown-to-pdf
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