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MultiMarkdown vs Pandoc: catalog facts
MultiMarkdown	Pandoc
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Adds citations, footnotes and cross-references to Markdown Supports several document output formats	Reads and writes dozens of formats including Markdown, docx, LaTeX, EPUB and HTML Bibliography support with CSL styles, suitable for academic writing
The user guide says it is still being rewritten for version 6.	PDF output requires a separate LaTeX engine or other backend Complex formatting rarely survives a conversion perfectly
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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