pandoc
CLIUniversal document converter between dozens of formats.
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Installation
Homebrew
brew install pandocLinks
License
GPL-2.0AI Agent Notes
Convert documents between Markdown, HTML, PDF, DOCX, and 40+ formats
When to use
Document format conversion, generating PDFs or Word docs from Markdown
Examples
pandoc README.md -o output.pdfpandoc doc.docx -t markdown
Proven Recipes
Convert Markdown to PDF🟡 88% success
pandoc input.md -o output.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex⚠ Common failures (2)
- Error: pdflatex not found → Install a LaTeX engine: brew install basictex or use --pdf-engine=wkhtmltopdf
- Korean/CJK characters missing → Use --pdf-engine=xelatex with -V mainfont='Noto Sans CJK KR'
Fallback:
pandoc input.md -o output.html && wkhtmltopdf output.html output.pdfConvert Markdown to DOCX🟢 97% success
pandoc input.md -o output.docxConvert DOCX to Markdown🟢 92% success
pandoc input.docx -t markdown -o output.md⚠ Common failures (1)
- Images not extracted → Add --extract-media=./media to save embedded images
Convert HTML to Markdown🟢 90% success
pandoc -f html -t markdown input.html -o output.md