# mb21/panwriter

Markdown editor with pandoc integration and paginated preview.

Repository: https://github.com/mb21/panwriter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/panwriter
Homepage: https://PanWriter.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: pandoc, pandoc-ui, electron, react, editor, markdown-editor, markdown-converter, markdown
Last push: 2026-02-24T13:55:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2860, "days_push": 190, "days_rel": 233, "gap_med": 168.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1292, forks 65 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:16.004388+00:00)

## What it is
PanWriter is a free, open-source, distraction-free Markdown editor with tight pandoc integration for importing and exporting many document formats (docx, HTML, LaTeX, EPUB, PDF). It features a paginated preview pane that shows page breaks and layout adjustments in real time.

## Use cases
- write markdown with a paginated print preview
- convert markdown to docx or latex without the command line
- import a word document and edit it as markdown
- export markdown to epub or pdf
- distraction-free writing app for essays and reports

## When to choose
- you write in Markdown but need to deliver Word, LaTeX, EPUB, or PDF documents
- you want pandoc's conversion power behind a simple GUI
- you need to preview page breaks and print layout while writing

## When to avoid
- you need rich WYSIWYG word-processing features like fonts and styles editing
- you don't want to install pandoc separately for most export formats
- you need collaborative or cloud-based editing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, markdown, pdf, templating
- domain: text-editors, documentation, pdf, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: markdown-editor, pandoc, paginated-preview, distraction-free-writing, document-conversion, codemirror, macos, linux, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- mb21/panwriter (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.004388+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 2026-08-30T04:54:44.453356+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mb21/panwriter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:16.004388+00:00, sha 11abd4c55fb7)
  - homepage: https://PanWriter.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:11:29.035632+00:00, sha 5cb8c2eaf879)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.