# Quillmark
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A format-first Markdown rendering system that converts Markdown with card-yaml metadata blocks into PDF, SVG, PNG, and other output formats.
Maintained by [quillmark-org](https://github.com/quillmark-org).
**UNDER DEVELOPMENT** — APIs may change.
## Features
- **Format-driven**: Quills define structure and styling; Markdown provides content.
- **Schema-backed validation**: typed coercion, defaults, and constraints via `QuillConfig`.
- **Typst backend**: produces PDF, SVG, and PNG.
- **Structured diagnostics**: path-aware errors and warnings.
## Documentation
- **[User Guide](https://quillmark-org.github.io/quillmark/)** - Tutorials, concepts, and bindings
- **[Rust API Reference](https://docs.rs/quillmark)** - Rust crate docs
- **[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)** - Release notes and version history ([GitHub Releases](https://github.com/quillmark-org/quillmark/releases))
## Installation
```bash
cargo add quillmark
```
## Quick Start (Rust)
```rust
use quillmark::{quill_from_path, Document, OutputFormat, Quillmark, RenderOptions};
// A `Quill` is engine-free, validated data.
let quill = quill_from_path("path/to/quill")?;
let engine = Quillmark::new();
let markdown = r#"~~~
$quill: my_quill
$kind: main
title: Example
~~~
# Hello World
"#;
let doc = Document::from_markdown(markdown)?;
let result = engine.render(
&quill,
&doc,
&RenderOptions {
output_format: Some(OutputFormat::Pdf),
..Default::default()
},
)?;
let pdf_bytes = &result.artifacts[0].bytes;
```
## Examples
```bash
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
- **prose/canon** - Design documentation
## Contributing
See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## License
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).