Quarkdown
Markdown-based typesetting system that compiles one source into papers, presentations, knowledge bases and static websites.
Quarkdown is a Markdown-based typesetting system that compiles one source into papers, presentations, knowledge bases and static websites. It writes HTML, PDF, Markdown and plain text. The compiler is written in Kotlin and runs on the JVM, and the release archives bundle a Java runtime.
The HTML target includes a static site export, and anything placed in the project’s public folder is copied to the output root without processing. The README also describes using Quarkdown from GitHub Actions workflows.
Worth knowing
PDF export needs a Chromium-family browser, which the install scripts add. The compiler is licensed GPLv3 by default, with its command-line tool and language server under AGPLv3.
The wiki holds the guides and the CLI reference.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- Giorgio Garofalo1
- Maintained by
- Individual
- First release
- 20256
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Static files4
- Rendering
- Static output4
- Install with
- install script, homebrew, scoop, manual zip4
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-23: links, Maintainer, License model
quarkdown.com/ - 2026-10-23: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/iamgio/quarkdown - 2026-10-23: links
quarkdown.com/wiki - 2026-10-23: Categories, Install with, Rendering, Runs as, License
github.com/iamgio/quarkdown/blob/main/README.md - 2026-10-23: Runtime
github.com/iamgio/quarkdown/blob/main/build.gradle.kts - 2026-10-23: First release, Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/iamgio/quarkdown/releases - 2026-10-23: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/iamgio/quarkdown/contributors