Pandoc

7.0easy start · #9 of 60
in File Conversion Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows.

Pandoc is ranked #9 of 60 in file conversion software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Pandoc Free Free software released under the GPL pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Batch conversion: Yes
Cloud conversion: No
API access: Yes
Deployment: both

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Purpose: Pandoc is a command-line tool and Haskell library for converting documents between markup and word-processing formats.
Format support: Supported formats include Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, Word DOCX, EPUB, Jupyter notebooks, and many others.
Document structure: Pandoc uses readers to parse documents into an abstract syntax tree and writers to convert that representation to a target format.
Custom processing: Users can customize output with templates and write filters or custom readers and writers in Lua.
Citations: Pandoc can format citations and generate bibliographies using hundreds of CSL styles.
PDF output: Pandoc creates PDFs using LaTeX by default and supports specifying other PDF engines.
Security: The official Linux executable is statically linked and has no dynamic dependencies or dependencies on external data files.
Installation options: The maker provides installers or binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and documents package-manager and source installation options.
Workflow integrations: Pandoc can run through GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD, and official Docker images are available.
Limitation: The maker-provided statically linked binaries cannot use Lua filters that rely on Lua modules written in C.
Conversion fidelity: Conversions from formats more expressive than Pandoc’s Markdown may be lossy, and complex tables may not fit its document model.
User interface: Pandoc is a command-line tool and has no graphical user interface.
Support and onboarding: The site provides a getting-started guide for people unfamiliar with command-line tools and a User’s Guide for detailed use.
Founded: 2006
Price from: Free

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pandoc.org/MANUAL.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
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pandoc.org/installing.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
pandoc.org/getting-started.html· checked 30 Sept 2026