Markdown or a template in, a typeset PDF out: tagged for screen readers and archival to PDF/A-2A and PDF/UA-1, in about a second.
From the browser, VS Code, Obsidian, the API, the CLI, or your agent over MCP.
Every PDF carries a tag tree that screen readers follow in reading order, plus archival metadata. This is the tree for the invoice shown, read from the file.
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veraPDF 1.28.2, 153 PDF/A-2A and 106 PDF/UA-1 rules
Fonts embedded and subset
Charts and diagrams are drawn as vector graphics and tagged with alt text generated from the data, so screen readers can read them.
A one-page board pack: four KPI tiles with month-on-month deltas, a trailing-twelve-month combo chart pairing revenue bars with a gross-margin line on a second axis, a ranked horizontal bar chart by product line, and a top-customers table with totals.
A SaaS billing statement for one period: a stacked daily-usage bar chart split by render channel, line items with right-aligned totals, and payment details.
A landscape certificate with a decorative double border and a circular seal drawn entirely as vector artwork — sharp at any zoom level.
An engineering postmortem: a sequence diagram of the failure, a timeline, the offending config in a code block, a warning callout, and a remediation table.
A delivery update with a Gantt schedule, an effort pie chart, task lists, and a milestone table — all rendered from Markdown.
Paste or drop a file in the browser. Tables, code blocks, Mermaid, LaTeX math. No signup for documents up to 20 pages.
Convert the open markdown file without leaving the editor. No signup for documents up to 20 pages.
Export notes from the ribbon or command palette — wikilinks, callouts, and transcludes translated on the way out.
Ask for a layout in plain English and watch the PDF rebuild. No model of your own required.
Curated templates for the common document types. Fork one, then render it with your data.
POST markdown or DSL, get PDF bytes back. Native MCP server for agent hosts.
Use this skill to author PDFs: https://makespdf.com/skills/pdf-template-author.md
Works withClaude Code·Cursor·ChatGPT·Windsurf·Claude Design·any MCP host
PDF/UA-1 accessibility tags + PDF/A-2A archival on a legacy PDF. Tagged original plus a clean DSL source you own — for EAA, ADA Title II, Section 508 compliance.
Hosted veraPDF 1.28.2 — PDF/A-2A and PDF/UA-1 in one upload. Free, no sign-in, no retention.
| Endpoint | What it does | Billing |
|---|---|---|
POST /api/v1/md | Convert GitHub Flavored Markdown to a styled, accessible PDF — about a second for typical docs. | Billed |
POST /api/v1/preview | Draft and iterate on a template with inline DSL — the authoring endpoint. | Free |
POST /api/v1/render | Render a saved or inline template with data — the production endpoint, same deterministic pipeline as preview. | Billed |
# Render a PDF from a template curl -X POST https://makespdf.com/api/v1/render \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"templateId": "tmpl_abc", "data": {"company": "Acme"}}' \ -o invoice.pdf
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The web UI and template authoring are free. API renders are billed at 1 credit per 10 pages — the free tier includes 10 credits per month, about 100 pages. You can also pay per-render in USDC via x402 wallets with no account required. See the pricing page for plan details and credit top-ups.