Pandoc is a Haskell library that can be used to convert from one format to another via the command line. The program is designed modularly with a series of readers that parse the text from its source form and produce the final native representation of the document. In doing so, it transforms the native information into the target format.

However, while we try to preserve the structure of the document’s elements, we have to take into account that elements such as formatting and margins may change. The same is true for large, complex tables.

To use Pandoc, you must use the command line. For example, to convert a .txt file to .html, the command you need to enter is “pandoc MANUAL.txt -o example1.html” without the quotes.

Here is a list of source formats that can be converted:

bibtex, biblatex, commonmark, commonmark_x, creole, csljson, csv, docbook, docx, docwiki, endnotexml, epub, fb2, gfm, haddock, html, ipynb, jats, gira, json, latex, markdown, markdown_mmd, markdown_phpextra, markdown_strict, MediaWiki, Man, Muse, Native, ODT, Opml, Org, Ris, Rtf, Rst, T2T, Textile, Tikiwiki, Twiki, Vimwiki.

Here is a list of formats that can be converted:

asciidoc, beamer, bibtex, biblatex, commonmark, commonmark_x, context, csljson, docbook, docbook4, docbook5, docx, docwiki, epub, epub2, epub3, fb2, gfm, haddock, html, html5, html4, icml, ipynb, jats_archiving, json, latex, man, markdown, markdown_mmd, markdown_phpextra, markdown_strict, markua, mediawiki, ms, muse, native, odt, opml, opendocument, org, pdf, plain, pptx, rst, rtf, texinfo, textile, slideous, slidy, dzslides, releavejs, s5, tei, xwiki, zimwiki.