TextPack

What it does

Convert plain text to PDF, Markdown, or TXT on Mac. 7 templates, keyboard shortcuts, and offline privacy. No subscriptions, no cloud.

Check text and Markdown for unfinished handoff details, preview the PDF, and export locally on your Mac.

TextPack turns one text or Markdown source into a styled PDF, then checks the source for the details that make a handoff look unfinished. This launch brief contains a missing final date, an unfinished task, an inconsistent table, an open code fence, and a link worth checking. The PDF can render all of it cleanly. Recipient Preflight catches the source-level risks before you send. Run Recipient Preflight against the source you are about to send. Every result names the rule and the affected line. Return to the source, resolve the issue, and rerun the same deterministic checks. The preview stays beside your text. Export the reviewed document as PDF, Markdown, or TXT. The source remains the…from textpack.app

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