| name | transcript-to-pdf |
| description | Render a single transcript to a PDF using Typst, with the source file's modification timestamp and page numbers in the footer. Use when the user asks to "make a PDF of this transcript", "render to PDF", "transcript as PDF", or otherwise wants a printable single-version document. For multi-version (raw + cleaned + structured + blog) bundles, use `combine-versions` instead. |
Transcript → PDF
Take one transcript file and render a clean PDF via Typst. Footer carries the original transcript timestamp on the left and page numbers on the right.
Inputs
- Transcript path (markdown or plain text). Required.
- Title (optional) — defaults to the filename stem.
- Timestamp (optional) — defaults to the transcript file's
mtime formatted as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM.
Output
<stem>.pdf written next to the input file (or to --out if the user supplies one).
Typst template
Write a temporary .typ file with:
#set document(title: "<title>")
#set page(
paper: "a4",
margin: (x: 2cm, y: 2.2cm),
footer: context [
#set text(size: 9pt, fill: gray)
#grid(
columns: (1fr, 1fr),
align: (left, right),
[<timestamp>],
[Page #counter(page).display() of #counter(page).final().first()],
)
],
)
#set text(font: "IBM Plex Sans", size: 11pt)
#set par(justify: true, leading: 0.7em)
= <title>
<body — markdown converted to Typst>
Substitute <title>, <timestamp>, and <body> before compiling. Font: IBM Plex Sans if available, otherwise Typst default.
Markdown → Typst conversion (minimal)
| Markdown | Typst |
|---|
# H1 | = H1 |
## H2 | == H2 |
**bold** | *bold* |
*italic* | _italic_ |
`code` | `code` |
- item | - item |
| Blank line | Blank line (paragraph break) |
Plain prose passes through unchanged. For anything richer (tables, code blocks, links), do a per-element pass.
Render
typst compile <stem>.typ <stem>.pdf
Delete the intermediate .typ after a successful compile unless the user asks to keep it.
Edge cases
- No
typst binary: instruct the user to install via cargo install --locked typst-cli or their distro's package manager. Do not silently fall back to a different format.
- Very long transcripts (50+ pages): Typst handles this fine; just confirm with the user before rendering anything over ~200 pages so they can opt into a smaller font / tighter leading.
- Diarized transcript (speaker-prefixed lines like
Speaker 1: ...): preserve as-is; the bold/italic conversion already handles the **Speaker 1:** form many transcribers emit.
