Commands¶

MergDown2TeX provides the following commands.

Command palette¶

Open with Ctrl/Cmd + P and type "MergDown2TeX".

Available commands¶

Command	Description
`MergDown2TeX: Convertir la note active en LaTeX (.tex)`	Generate `.tex` file
`MergDown2TeX: Convertir et compiler en PDF`	Generate PDF
`MergDown2TeX: Convertir et compiler en DOCX (Word)`	Generate Word document

Keyboard shortcuts¶

Default shortcuts¶

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Command palette	`Ctrl + P`	`Cmd + P`
Convert to LaTeX	`Ctrl + Shift + L`	`Cmd + Shift + L`
Compile to PDF	`Ctrl + Shift + P`	`Cmd + Shift + P`
Compile to DOCX	`Ctrl + Shift + W`	`Cmd + Shift + W`

Custom shortcuts¶

Open Obsidian
Go to Settings → Hotkeys
Search "MergDown2TeX"
Set custom shortcuts

Ribbon buttons¶

Available buttons¶

Button	Action	Description
	Convert to LaTeX	Generate `.tex` file
	Compile to PDF	Generate PDF
	Compile to DOCX	Generate Word document

Usage examples¶

Convert to LaTeX¶

Open any note
Run command: MergDown2TeX: Convertir la note active en LaTeX (.tex)
.tex file appears in same folder

Compile to PDF¶

Open any note
Run command: MergDown2TeX: Convertir et compiler en PDF
PDF file appears in same folder

Compile to DOCX¶

Open any note
Run command: MergDown2TeX: Convertir et compiler en DOCX (Word)
DOCX file appears in same folder

Batch operations¶

Convert multiple notes¶

#!/bin/bash
# batch-convert.sh

for file in *.md; do
    # Convert to LaTeX
    pandoc "$file" -o "${file%.md}.tex"
done

Compile all PDFs¶

#!/bin/bash
# batch-compile.sh

for file in *.tex; do
    # Compile
    pdflatex "$file"
    bibtex "${file%.tex}"
    pdflatex "$file"
    pdflatex "$file"
done

Next steps¶

Settings - Configuration options
Architecture - Technical details
Troubleshooting - Common issues