#1134188 RFP: mdbook-pandoc -- A pandoc-powered mdbook backend

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Diederik de Haas
Date:
2026-04-17 15:07:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1134188#5
Date:
2026-04-17 15:05:20 UTC
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To:
* Package name    : mdbook-pandoc
  Version         : 0.11.0
  Upstream Contact: https://github.com/max-heller
* URL             : https://github.com/max-heller/mdbook-pandoc
* License         : MIT OR Apache-2.0
  Programming Lang: Rust
  Description     : A pandoc-powered mdBook backend

A backend for mdBook which builds upon pandoc, so it can render high
quality PDFs which also include a TOC. By relying on pandoc it should
also be able to target all of the other formats pandoc supports.
Although this project was mainly developed with LaTeX in mind.
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I was looking for a PDF version of The Rust Book so I could read it on
my eBook device. The repo has a 'Rendered Books' section:
https://github.com/max-heller/mdbook-pandoc#rendered-books
which include The Rust Book and it's indeed of very high quality.

It looks like mdBook is a rather good tool to write documentation and
being able to render it to (high-quality) PDF sounds very useful.