# Quillmark
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A format-first Markdown rendering system that converts Markdown with YAML frontmatter into PDF, SVG, PNG, and other output formats.
Maintained by [TTQ](https://tonguetoquill.com).
**UNDER DEVELOPMENT**
## Features
- **Format-driven design**: Quills define structure and styling; Markdown provides content
- **Schema-backed validation**: Strong field coercion and validation via `QuillConfig`
- **Multiple backends**: Typst backend supports PDF/SVG/PNG output
- **Structured diagnostics**: Path-aware errors and warnings
## Documentation
- **[User Guide](https://quillmark.readthedocs.io)** - Tutorials, concepts, and bindings
- **[Rust API Reference](https://docs.rs/quillmark)** - Rust crate docs
## Installation
```bash
cargo add quillmark
```
## Quick Start (Rust)
```rust
use quillmark::{Document, OutputFormat, Quillmark, RenderOptions};
let engine = Quillmark::new();
let quill = engine.quill_from_path("path/to/quill")?;
let markdown = r#"---
QUILL: my_quill
title: Example
---
# Hello World
"#;
let doc = Document::from_markdown(markdown)?;
let result = quill.render(
&doc,
&RenderOptions {
output_format: Some(OutputFormat::Pdf),
..Default::default()
},
)?;
let pdf_bytes = &result.artifacts[0].bytes;
# Ok::<(), quillmark::RenderError>(())
```
## Examples
```bash
cargo run --example appreciated_letter
cargo run --example usaf_memo
cargo run --example taro
```
## Project Structure
- **crates/core** - Core parsing, schema, and backend traits
- **crates/quillmark** - Rust orchestration API
- **crates/backends/typst** - Typst backend
- **crates/bindings/python** - Python bindings
- **crates/bindings/wasm** - WebAssembly bindings
- **crates/bindings/cli** - Command-line interface
- **crates/fixtures** - Test fixtures and sample Quill templates
- **crates/fuzz** - Property-based fuzzing tests
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to help with development. We're dedicated to making useful things. Give us a star if you find this useful!
## License
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).