Alternatives to Pandoc
Converts documents between almost any two markup formats: Markdown, Word, LaTeX, EPUB, HTML, PDF and dozens more. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Pandoc
Converts documents between almost any two markup formats: Markdown, Word, LaTeX, EPUB, HTML, PDF and dozens more.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Pandoc.
Quarto
Publish technical documents from Markdown and executable code.
Quarto publishes documents from Markdown and executable code to several output formats under the MIT license, but executable documents need the matching language runtimes installed.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Marp CLI
Convert Markdown slide decks into presentation files.
Typst
A typesetting system as capable as LaTeX but far easier to learn, with fast incremental compilation and readable error messages.
TeX Live
The reference cross-platform TeX and LaTeX distribution.
LyX
Document processor that writes LaTeX for you.
presenterm
Present Markdown slides directly in your terminal.
MiKTeX
TeX distribution that installs missing packages on demand.
