The PDF Notion can't ship.
Same markdown file. Two outcomes — only one ships.
- ✕ Reads like a wiki.
- ✕ Calibri tells.
- ✕ Client notices.
- 01Cover & Contents
- 02Drop-cap article
- 03Dark mode
- 04Magazine grid
Markdown stays markdown. The PDF looks designed.
Pick the format. Skip the design step.
Fifteen templates, each tuned by a designer. Pick the one that matches what you're sending. Write the markdown. Export. Done.
Sales Proposal
Cover, exec summary, pricing tables — bespoke without the designer.
Research Report
Numbered headings, footnotes, references. The format your stakeholders expect.
Whitepaper
Quiet cover, two-column body option, large pull quotes. The format people actually save.
Résumé
One markdown. Three designed PDFs. Switch tone in a click.
Academic Paper
Single-column body, footnotes, KaTeX math, APA-friendly defaults.
Manuscript
Drop caps, ornaments, generous leading. The format books are set in.
Designed for the way you actually write.
Fifteen features tuned for long-form work — markdown, AI, designed exports, library, productivity, billing — all in the same warm canvas.
Free to start.
$8 to ship.
A graphic designer charges $400 for one proposal. mdclaudy Pro is $8 for the month — and the free plan covers your first fifty documents with no card required.
Starter
Not a trial. A real plan you can stay on for as long as you want.
- Up to 50 saved documents
- 5 PDF exports per month (lightly watermarked)
- All 15 designed templates
- Markdown editor + slash menu
- Full AI suite — Ask, Generate, Rewrite, Autocomplete
- KaTeX math, Mermaid, DB-schema blocks
- Four reading themes · ⌘K palette
Pro unlimited
For people shipping documents weekly — proposals, papers, whitepapers, books.
or $80/year (save $16)
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited documents — no caps
- Unlimited PDF exports, no watermark
- DOCX export
- Library — folders, collections, tags
- Cloud library, accessible from any browser
- Documents up to ~500 pages
- 200+ AI models · custom Skills
- Priority support
Cancel any time. Your library stays read‑only and exports back to plain .md — no lock‑in.
Probably answered.
If not, write to hi@mdclaudy.com — we read everything.
Is this just another AI writing tool?
No. The AI is a layer. Strip it out and mdclaudy is still the best markdown‑to‑PDF tool on the shelf — the noun is the document. We don't lead with AI in the headline because the PDF is what you ship, not the prompt.
Does mdclaudy send my markdown anywhere?
Pro documents live in our cloud library so you can reach them from any browser; they're encrypted at rest in our database (Supabase) and access is gated by your account. We don't read, train on, or sell your document content. AI features only run when you trigger them and only send the snippet you ask about.
Can I bring my own AI model?
Yes — 200+ models via OpenRouter. Pick Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, Qwen, or anything else they offer. Settings → AI lets you choose the default and save Skills (custom system prompts) for your own voice.
What flavor of markdown does it speak?
GitHub Flavored Markdown by default — tables, task lists, fenced code, strikethrough. KaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, DB-schema blocks, and Obsidian-style callouts on top.
How long can a single document be?
Up to about 500 pages, exported as one PDF. Documents over ~50 pages are rendered in chunks and merged automatically — you don't have to do anything.
What about PDF/A or accessible PDFs for compliance?
Honestly — not yet. Today's exports are not tagged or PDF/A. The Typst engine that adds real ligatures, hyphenation, and tagging is in Phase 3 of the roadmap; we'll ship it, but if compliance-grade accessibility is table stakes for you today, we're not your tool yet. We'd rather tell you than oversell.
What can't mdclaudy do?
Real-time co-editing. Block-database content (Notion-style). Slide decks. Generic AI workspace work. We do one thing — designed PDFs from markdown, with AI as a writing layer — and we'd rather do that well than be everything to everyone.
What happens if I cancel Pro?
Your library stays read‑only — you can still open everything, export it as a folder of .md files, or print to PDF (watermarked). The markdown is the source of truth; no lock‑in.
Is there a desktop app?
Web‑first. mdclaudy works offline once loaded — bookmark it, install it as a PWA, or pin the tab. Native apps are on the 2026 roadmap.