corpdoc 0.4.1

Turn Markdown into branded corporate PDFs. In seconds.

See it in action

Drop in your logo and CorpDoc automatically derives your brand palette:

CorpDoc self-demo — forest/camel palette from the CorpDoc logo

What is CorpDoc?

CorpDoc is an open-source tool that converts plain Markdown into professional corporate PDFs with almost zero manual layout work. Drop in your logo and a YAML config once, and every document you produce afterwards comes out branded, paginated, and ready to send to clients.

The killer feature: CorpDoc is designed to be driven by AI. A single SKILL.md file teaches any LLM (Claude, GPT, Gemini, local Ollama models) how to generate CorpDoc-compatible Markdown. Your workflow becomes:

prompt the AI → AI generates Markdown → corpdoc render → done

Why CorpDoc exists

Because this shouldn't take an afternoon in Word every time you need to send an offer. It should take 30 seconds.

AI models generate great text. They don't generate professional layouts. CorpDoc bridges that gap without requiring you (or the AI) to learn LaTeX, Typst, or fight with Word templates.

Features

• 🎨 Extracts brand colors automatically from your SVG logo
• 📄 Cover page with 4 styles to pick from (classic, minimal, bold-band, split) — configurable in the YAML
• 📋 Version history page for document control (change log)
• 📚 Auto table of contents from your headings
• 🏷️ Branded headers and footers with company info on every page
• 📊 Auto-styled tables with zebra striping in your brand colors
• 📐 Auto-landscape for wide tables — 8+ column tables rotate the page so content stays readable
• 🌐 Language detection (English, Spanish, German, French) — pagination and labels localize automatically
• 📐 Nested lists, inline formatting, code blocks, Mermaid diagrams
• 🤖 AI-ready — comes with a SKILL.md any LLM can follow

Quickstart

1. Install

pip install corpdoc

Or from source:

git clone https://github.com/RoCCoCo13/corpdoc.git
cd corpdoc
pip install -e .

2. Create a config from your logo

corpdoc init --logo my-logo.svg --name "My Company SL"

This extracts the brand colors from your logo and writes a corpdoc.yml template. Open it and fill in your footer info (address, director, VAT, etc.).

3. Write (or generate) a Markdown document

---
title: "Project Proposal"
subtitle: "For ACME Industrial"
reference: "OFR-2026-0042"
version: "1.0"
---

# 1. Executive Summary

We propose the installation of a 500 kWp photovoltaic system...

4. Render it

corpdoc render proposal.md --config corpdoc.yml

Open proposal.pdf. Done.

AI-driven workflow

The skill/SKILL.md file in this repo is the manual for any LLM. Paste it into your Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini / Ollama system prompt and the model will generate CorpDoc-compatible Markdown on demand.

Example prompt to your AI:

"Using the CorpDoc skill, draft an offer for installing HVAC in a 2,000 m² warehouse for ClienteCorp. Budget around €45k. Include timeline and team section."

The AI writes the Markdown. You run corpdoc render. The PDF lands in your clients' inbox 30 seconds later.

See the AI Integration Guide for detailed workflows.

Examples

A complete example is included in examples/corpdoc-sample/ — a self-referential demo using CorpDoc's own logo (forest + camel) that exercises every feature in one file.

cd examples/corpdoc-sample
corpdoc render demo.md --config corpdoc.yml

Project structure

corpdoc/
├── src/corpdoc/            # Python package
│   ├── api.py              # Main CorpDoc class
│   ├── cli.py              # Command-line interface
│   ├── colors.py           # SVG color extraction
│   ├── parser.py           # Markdown parser
│   ├── canvas.py           # Header/footer drawing
│   ├── flowables.py        # Cover page, custom flowables
│   └── styles.py           # Paragraph and table styles
├── skill/
│   └── SKILL.md            # Instructions for any LLM
├── examples/
│   └── corpdoc-sample/     # Self-referential demo
├── assets/
│   ├── corpdoc-logo.svg       # Brand mark (transparent — for in-product use)
│   └── corpdoc-logo-card.svg  # Same logo with white card (for docs/README)
├── docs/                   # Extended documentation
└── tests/                  # Unit tests

Roadmap

• v0.3 — Core rendering, SVG color extraction, AI skill
• v0.4 — Native SVG rendering, auto-landscape for wide tables, configurable cover styles, highlight color role, pastel cover surfaces, hardened release pipeline (OIDC + pip-audit + Dependabot)
• v0.5 — Mermaid diagram rendering via Quarto/Kroki fallback
• v0.6 — DOCX export via Pandoc pipeline
• v0.7 — Template gallery (offers, reports, memos, contracts)
• v1.0 — Stable API, PyPI release, comprehensive test suite

See CHANGELOG.md for release history.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Areas we'd love help with:

• Additional document templates (legal briefs, academic papers, invoices)
• Language support beyond en/es/de/fr
• Better diagram rendering
• Integrations (VS Code extension, Obsidian plugin, GitHub Action)

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT — see LICENSE. Use it for anything, commercial or otherwise.

Credits

Built by Alejandro Méndez because nobody should spend 2 hours maquetting a proposal in Word when an AI can generate the content in 30 seconds.

If CorpDoc saves you time, a ⭐ on GitHub goes a long way.