# jgm/pandoc

Universal markup converter

Repository: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pandoc
Homepage: https://pandoc.org
Language: Haskell
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pandoc, haskell, markdown, markup, converter, publishing, document, presentation, commonmark
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:52:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6010, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 21, "gap_med": 26.0, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 46031, forks 3951 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.722158+00:00)

## What it is
Pandoc is a universal markup converter written in Haskell, available as both a library and a command-line tool. It converts documents between dozens of formats including Markdown, HTML, LaTeX, docx, EPUB, PDF, and slide show formats, with extensible Lua filters.

## Use cases
- convert markdown to pdf
- convert docx to markdown
- generate epub from markdown
- turn markdown into a powerpoint or reveal.js slide deck
- convert latex to html
- batch-convert a directory of text files to rtf
- extract plain text from html or word documents
- write documentation in markdown and publish as pdf or html

## When to choose
- you need to convert documents between many markup formats with one tool
- you want scriptable, reproducible document pipelines from the command line
- you need PDF generation from markdown via LaTeX or other engines
- you want to extend conversion behavior with Lua filters or a JSON AST

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical interface for document conversion
- you need pixel-perfect WYSIWYG layout editing rather than markup conversion
- you need a lightweight single-format converter and don't want a large Haskell binary

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: parser, serialization, documentation, pdf, markdown, templating, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, files, pdf
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: markup-converter, document-conversion, haskell, lua-filters, ebooks, latex, docx, epub, slide-decks, publishing, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jgm/pandoc (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.722158+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:21:37.652004+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.722158+00:00, sha dbfa9e108807)
  - homepage: https://pandoc.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:12.903848+00:00, sha 20d5ed25305f)
  - site_page: https://pandoc.org/installing.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:12.916586+00:00, sha 39e16434f00d)
  - site_page: https://pandoc.org/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:12.919649+00:00, sha d260fb6db49d)
  - site_page: https://pandoc.org/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:12.913952+00:00, sha 20d5ed25305f)
  - site_page: https://pandoc.org/faqs.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:12.922143+00:00, sha df80b8bf7e2b)
  - site_page: https://pandoc.org/releases.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:45:12.925267+00:00, sha 39b82c61e82a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.