Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Batch conversionYes
- 4Cloud conversionNo
- 5API accessYes
- 6Deploymentboth
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: pandoc.org
Overview
Pandoc is ranked #8 of 60 in file conversion software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
Pandoc plans and pricing
All plansCompared on file conversion software
- Free plan
- Yespandoc.org
- Batch conversion
- Yespandoc.org
- Cloud conversion
- Nopandoc.org
- API access
- Yespandoc.org
- Deployment
- bothpandoc.org
Facts
- Purpose
- Pandoc is a command-line tool and Haskell library for converting documents between markup and word-processing formats.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Format support
- Supported formats include Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, Word DOCX, EPUB, Jupyter notebooks, and many others.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Document structure
- Pandoc uses readers to parse documents into an abstract syntax tree and writers to convert that representation to a target format.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Custom processing
- Users can customize output with templates and write filters or custom readers and writers in Lua.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Citations
- Pandoc can format citations and generate bibliographies using hundreds of CSL styles.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- PDF output
- Pandoc creates PDFs using LaTeX by default and supports specifying other PDF engines.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- The official Linux executable is statically linked and has no dynamic dependencies or dependencies on external data files.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Installation options
- The maker provides installers or binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and documents package-manager and source installation options.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Workflow integrations
- Pandoc can run through GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD, and official Docker images are available.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Limitation
- The maker-provided statically linked binaries cannot use Lua filters that rely on Lua modules written in C.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Conversion fidelity
- Conversions from formats more expressive than Pandoc’s Markdown may be lossy, and complex tables may not fit its document model.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- User interface
- Pandoc is a command-line tool and has no graphical user interface.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
- 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.pandoc.org · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2006pandoc.org · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- pandoc.org/MANUAL.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
- pandoc.org· checked 30 Sept 2026
- pandoc.org/installing.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
- pandoc.org/getting-started.html· checked 30 Sept 2026