Claude-code-skills pdf-creator

Name: pdf-creator
Author: daymade

Create PDF documents from markdown with proper Chinese font support. Supports theme system (default for formal docs, warm-terra for training materials) and dual backend (weasyprint or Chrome). Triggers include "convert to PDF", "generate PDF", "markdown to PDF", or any request for creating printable documents.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/suites/daymade-docs/pdf-creator" ~/.claude/skills/daymade-claude-code-skills-pdf-creator && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: suites/daymade-docs/pdf-creator/SKILL.md

source content

PDF Creator

Create professional PDF documents from markdown with Chinese font support and theme system.

Quick Start

# Default theme (formal: Songti SC + black/grey)
uv run --with weasyprint scripts/md_to_pdf.py input.md output.pdf

# Warm theme (training: PingFang SC + terra cotta)
uv run --with weasyprint scripts/md_to_pdf.py input.md --theme warm-terra

# No weasyprint? Use Chrome backend (auto-detected if weasyprint unavailable)
python scripts/md_to_pdf.py input.md --theme warm-terra --backend chrome

# List available themes
python scripts/md_to_pdf.py --list-themes dummy.md

Themes

Stored in

themes/*.css

. Each theme is a standalone CSS file.

Theme	Font	Color	Best for
`default`	Songti SC + Heiti SC	Black/grey	Legal docs, contracts, formal reports
`warm-terra`	PingFang SC	Terra cotta (#d97756) + warm neutrals	Course outlines, training materials, workshops

To create a new theme: copy

themes/default.css

, modify, save as

themes/your-theme.css

Backends

The script auto-detects the best available backend:

Backend	Install	Pros	Cons
`weasyprint`	`pip install weasyprint`	Precise CSS rendering, no browser needed	Requires system libs (cairo, pango)
`chrome`	Google Chrome installed	Zero Python deps, great CJK support	Larger binary, slightly less CSS control

Override with

--backend chrome

--backend weasyprint

Batch Convert

uv run --with weasyprint scripts/batch_convert.py *.md --output-dir ./pdfs

Troubleshooting

Chinese characters display as boxes: Ensure Chinese fonts are installed (Songti SC, PingFang SC, etc.)

weasyprint import error: Run with

uv run --with weasyprint

or use

--backend chrome

instead.

CJK text in code blocks garbled (weasyprint): The script auto-detects code blocks containing Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters and converts them to styled divs with CJK-capable fonts. If you still see issues, use

--backend chrome

which has native CJK support. Alternatively, convert code blocks to markdown tables before generating the PDF.

Chrome header/footer appearing: The script passes

--no-pdf-header-footer

. If it still appears, your Chrome version may not support this flag — update Chrome.