paperdown vs Pandoc
Pandoc converts everything. paperdown makes one thing beautiful.
paperdown
Source Serif 4, editorial typography, designed for documents people share.
Pandoc
Computer Modern, full-justified, scholarly. Built for academic publishing.
Use Pandoc if…
- You're publishing an academic paper or thesis
- You need DOCX, EPUB, LaTeX, or other formats
- You're comfortable with a CLI workflow
- You can install LaTeX (~4 GB, multi-step setup)
Use paperdown if…
- You want a designer-feel PDF for sharing
- You don't want to install LaTeX
- You want a drag-drop-and-done workflow
- You want curated themes instead of LaTeX templates
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