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Convert documents between formats using Pandoc. Use when the user asks to convert files between formats like markdown, docx, html, pdf, latex, epub, rtf, csv, xlsx, or pptx. Triggers on requests like "convert this to Word", "export as PDF", "turn this markdown into HTML", or "convert the CSV to a table".

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Sourcejrajasekera/claude-skills

Added on2026-02-07

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Pandoc Converter

Convert documents between common formats using Pandoc.

Quick Start

bash

# Basic conversion (format auto-detected from extensions)
python scripts/convert.py input.md output.docx

# Specify output format only
python scripts/convert.py document.md --to html

# Check if Pandoc is installed
python scripts/convert.py --check

# List supported formats
python scripts/convert.py --formats

Supported Formats

Document formats (read/write): markdown, html, docx, latex, epub, rtf, pptx, pdf
Data formats (read only): csv, tsv, xlsx
Markdown variants: gfm (GitHub), commonmark

For detailed compatibility, see

references/format-compatibility.md

.

Common Conversions

From	To	Command
Markdown	Word	`python scripts/convert.py doc.md doc.docx`
Markdown	PDF	`python scripts/convert.py doc.md doc.pdf`
Markdown	HTML	`python scripts/convert.py doc.md doc.html`
Word	Markdown	`python scripts/convert.py doc.docx doc.md`
CSV	HTML table	`python scripts/convert.py data.csv data.html`
LaTeX	PDF	`python scripts/convert.py paper.tex paper.pdf`

Options

Option	Description
`--from <fmt>`	Override input format detection
`--to <fmt>`	Specify output format (if no output file)
`--standalone`	Include document headers/footers
`--toc`	Add table of contents
`--pdf-engine <eng>`	PDF engine: pdflatex, xelatex, lualatex

Additional Pandoc options pass through directly.

Workflow

Check installation: Run
```
python scripts/convert.py --check
```
If not installed: Follow the installation instructions provided
Convert: Run the conversion with input and output files
Present result: Provide the converted file to the user

Installation (if needed)

The script provides installation guidance, but here's a summary: