Merge windows branch with enhanced export functionality and CLI support

- Combined advanced export options with built-in fallbacks - Integrated Windows context menu installation scripts - Added CLI conversion functionality - Enhanced error handling for pandoc availability - Updated to version 1.5.0 with comprehensive feature set - Resolved merge conflicts preserving all functionality
Fix export functionality and improve Windows build
2026-08-02 18:10:18 +05:30 · 2025-09-21 23:01:52 +05:30 · 2025-09-21 22:56:23 +05:30 · 2025-09-21 21:47:12 +05:30 · 2025-09-15 16:36:23 +05:30 · 2025-09-14 22:42:53 +05:30
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@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

 **PanConverter** is a cross-platform Markdown editor and converter powered by Pandoc, built with Electron. It provides professional-grade editing capabilities with comprehensive export options.

-**Current Version**: v1.3.3  
+**Current Version**: v1.5.0
 **Author**: Amit Haridas (amit.wh@gmail.com)
 **License**: MIT
 **Repository**: https://github.com/amitwh/pan-converter
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@

 ### Core Technologies
 - **Electron** - Cross-platform desktop application framework
- **Pandoc** - Universal document converter (required dependency)
+- **Pandoc** - Universal document converter (required system dependency)
 - **marked** - Markdown parsing and rendering
 - **highlight.js** - Syntax highlighting
- **XLSX** - Spreadsheet export functionality
+- **KaTeX** - Mathematical expression rendering
 - **DOMPurify** - HTML sanitization

 ### Application Structure
@@ -109,6 +109,83 @@ gh release create v1.2.1 --title "Title" --notes "Release notes" \

 ## Feature Implementation Guide

+### v1.5.0 Enhanced Features & Open Source Compatibility (Latest)
+
+#### 🔧 Export Function Fixes & Optional Advanced Options
+**Export Dialog Enhancement** (`src/index.html:125-133`, `src/renderer.js:960-985`)
+- Fixed export function issues after advanced export options integration
+- Added optional advanced export options via checkbox toggle (unchecked by default)
+- Basic export options always visible, advanced options hidden until enabled
+- Clean UI separation between simple and advanced export workflows
+
+#### 🏗️ Open Source Compatibility & Dependency Removal
+**Removed Proprietary Dependencies** (`src/main.js:430-450`, `package.json:32-37`)
+- Removed bundled Pandoc binaries - now requires system-installed Pandoc
+- Replaced proprietary XLSX dependency with open-source CSV export
+- Removed non-essential bundled binaries to ensure open-source compatibility
+- Updated export functions to use system Pandoc installation
+
+#### ✨ Advanced User Experience Features
+**Auto-Save System** (`src/renderer.js:445-484`)
+- Automatic saving every 30 seconds with visual indicators
+- Smooth slide-in animation for auto-save notifications
+- Prevents data loss during extended editing sessions
+- Integrated with file opening and tab creation workflows
+
+**Enhanced Document Statistics** (`src/renderer.js:385-444`)
+- Comprehensive statistics: words, characters, lines, paragraphs, sentences
+- Estimated reading time calculation (200 words per minute)
+- Real-time updates as user types
+- Professional presentation in status bar
+
+**Recent Files Management** (`src/main.js:69-114`, `src/renderer.js:487-512`)
+- Recent files menu with last 10 opened files
+- Persistent storage via localStorage and user data directory
+- Menu integration with File > Recent Files submenu
+- Clear recent files functionality with menu rebuild
+
+**Mathematical Expression Support** (`src/renderer.js:1099-1130`, `src/renderer.js:292-306`)
+- KaTeX integration for rendering mathematical expressions
+- Support for multiple delimiters: $$, $, \\[\\], \\(\\)
+- Real-time math rendering in preview pane
+- Fallback handling for missing KaTeX library
+
+### v1.4.0 Advanced Export & Batch Processing
+
+#### 🔧 Fixed File Association Support
+**File Loading Fix** (`src/main.js:385-390`, `src/renderer.js:485-486`)
+- Fixed timing issue with file association loading
+- Added proper `renderer-ready` event to ensure TabManager is initialized
+- Files now open correctly when double-clicked or opened via right-click menu
+- Command-line file arguments are properly handled on startup
+
+#### 🎛️ Advanced Export Options Dialog
+**Template & Metadata Support** (`src/main.js:247-357`, `src/index.html:117-212`)
+- Comprehensive export options dialog with professional UI
+- Template selection (default or custom template files)
+- Metadata fields (title, author, date, subject) with dynamic field addition
+- Document options: Table of Contents, section numbering, citations
+- PDF-specific options: Engine selection (XeLaTeX, PDFLaTeX, LuaLaTeX), custom margins
+- Bibliography support: .bib, .yaml, .json files with CSL styling
+- All export formats now use enhanced options dialog
+
+#### 📁 Batch File Conversion System
+**Multi-File Processing** (`src/main.js:179-186`, `src/main.js:559-690`)
+- New "Batch" menu for converting entire folders
+- Recursive folder processing with progress tracking
+- Support for all export formats with advanced options
+- Real-time progress bar and file-by-file status updates
+- Maintains folder structure in output directory
+- Error handling with completion statistics
+
+#### 🎨 Enhanced UI Components
+**Dialog System** (`src/styles.css:838-1361`)
+- Professional modal dialogs with backdrop and animations
+- Theme-aware styling for all new components
+- Responsive layouts with proper accessibility
+- Form validation and user feedback systems
+- Progress indicators for long-running operations
+
 ### v1.3.x Tabbed Interface & Enhanced Features

 #### 🗂️ Tabbed Multi-File Support (v1.3.0)
@@ -220,19 +297,24 @@ gh release create v1.2.1 --title "Title" --notes "Release notes" \
 ## File Structure & Key Components

 ### Main Process (`src/main.js`)
- **Menu System**: Comprehensive menu with file operations, editing, conversion, view options
+- **Menu System**: Comprehensive menu with file operations, editing, conversion, view options, batch processing
 - **IPC Handlers**: Communication between main and renderer processes
- **File Operations**: Open, save, import/export functionality
+- **File Operations**: Open, save, import/export functionality with file association support
+- **Export System**: Advanced export with templates, metadata, and Pandoc integration
+- **Batch Processing**: Multi-file conversion with progress tracking and error handling
 - **Theme Management**: Persistent theme storage and application
 - **Spreadsheet Export**: Table extraction and XLSX generation
 - **About Dialog**: Application information and feature list

 ### Renderer Process (`src/renderer.js`)
 - **Editor Initialization**: CodeMirror-like functionality with custom implementation
+- **TabManager System**: Multi-file editing with state management
 - **Find & Replace Engine**: Search algorithms with regex support
 - **Undo/Redo Manager**: History stack management
 - **Auto-indentation Logic**: Smart list continuation
 - **Live Preview**: Real-time markdown rendering with DOMPurify
+- **Export Dialog Management**: Advanced options collection and validation
+- **Batch Conversion Interface**: Folder selection, progress tracking, and user feedback
 - **Event Handling**: Keyboard shortcuts and UI interactions
 - **Statistics Tracking**: Word/character counting

@@ -245,8 +327,11 @@ gh release create v1.2.1 --title "Title" --notes "Release notes" \

 ### HTML Structure (`src/index.html`)
 - **Toolbar**: Feature buttons with SVG icons
+- **Tab Bar**: Multi-file navigation with close buttons
 - **Find Dialog**: Search and replace interface
- **Editor Container**: Line numbers and text editor
+- **Export Options Dialog**: Advanced export configuration with templates and metadata
+- **Batch Conversion Dialog**: Folder selection and conversion progress
+- **Editor Container**: Line numbers and text editor with tab content management
 - **Preview Pane**: Rendered markdown display
 - **Status Bar**: Statistics and application status

@@ -258,6 +343,9 @@ gh release create v1.2.1 --title "Title" --notes "Release notes" \
 - [ ] Line numbers sync correctly with content
 - [ ] Undo/redo preserves cursor position
 - [ ] Auto-indentation works with various list types
+- [ ] File association loading (double-click .md files)
+- [ ] Export options dialog with templates and metadata
+- [ ] Batch conversion with progress tracking
 - [ ] All themes render correctly for new components
 - [ ] Export functions work with various document formats
 - [ ] Table creation and export functionality
@@ -330,5 +418,5 @@ gh release create v1.2.1 --title "Title" --notes "Release notes" \

 ---

-**Last Updated**: September 1, 2025  
-**Claude Assistant**: Development completed for v1.3.3 with tabbed interface, enhanced PDF export, file associations, and improved typography
+**Last Updated**: September 15, 2025
+**Claude Assistant**: Development completed for v1.5.0 with optional advanced export options, removed proprietary dependencies for open-source compatibility, enhanced auto-save functionality, comprehensive document statistics, recent files management, and mathematical expression support using KaTeX.
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Export Functionality Fix - Summary
+
+## Issues Found and Fixed
+
+### 1. **Primary Issue: Pandoc Installation Problem**
+- **Problem**: Pandoc is installed but has a system error (paging file too small)
+- **Impact**: All pandoc-dependent exports (DOCX, LaTeX, etc.) were failing
+- **Solution**: Added robust fallback mechanisms
+
+### 2. **Export Function Improvements**
+
+#### Before (Issues):
+- ❌ No pandoc availability checking
+- ❌ Poor error messages
+- ❌ No fallback for missing pandoc
+- ❌ Limited debugging information
+
+#### After (Fixed):
+- ✅ **Pandoc Detection**: Automatically checks if pandoc is available
+- ✅ **Built-in HTML Export**: Works without pandoc using marked library
+- ✅ **Built-in PDF Export**: Works without pandoc using Electron's printToPDF
+- ✅ **Better Error Messages**: Clear instructions for users
+- ✅ **Comprehensive Logging**: Debug information in console
+- ✅ **Graceful Fallbacks**: Falls back to built-in converters when pandoc fails
+
+## How It Works Now
+
+### Export Process Flow:
+1. **User clicks export** → Check if file is saved
+2. **Select output location** → Show save dialog
+3. **Check pandoc availability** → Async pandoc detection
+4. **Choose export method**:
+   - **If pandoc available**: Use pandoc with format-specific options
+   - **If pandoc not available**: 
+     - HTML → Use built-in marked converter
+     - PDF → Use Electron's printToPDF
+     - Other formats → Show helpful error with installation guide
+
+### Supported Export Formats:
+
+#### ✅ **Always Work** (no pandoc required):
+- **HTML**: Built-in converter using marked library
+- **PDF**: Built-in converter using Electron
+
+#### ✅ **Work with Pandoc** (better quality):
+- **DOCX**: Microsoft Word format
+- **LaTeX**: LaTeX document
+- **RTF**: Rich Text Format  
+- **ODT**: OpenDocument Text
+- **EPUB**: E-book format
+- **PPTX**: PowerPoint presentations
+- **ODP**: OpenDocument Presentations
+
+## Testing the Fixes
+
+### Manual Test Procedure:
+1. **Start the application**: `npm start`
+2. **Open test file**: Load `test-export.md`
+3. **Test HTML export**: File → Export → HTML (should work)
+4. **Test PDF export**: File → Export → PDF (should work)
+5. **Test DOCX export**: File → Export → DOCX (will show pandoc error)
+
+### Expected Behavior:
+- **HTML/PDF exports**: Should work immediately and create files
+- **Other format exports**: Should show informative error about pandoc
+- **Console logs**: Should show debug information about export process
+
+## Fix Summary
+
+### Code Changes Made:
+1. **Added `checkPandocAvailability()` function** - Detects pandoc
+2. **Added `exportToHTML()` function** - Built-in HTML export
+3. **Added `exportToPDFElectron()` function** - Built-in PDF export
+4. **Added `exportWithPandoc()` helper** - Generic pandoc export
+5. **Added `exportWithPandocPDF()` helper** - PDF with fallbacks
+6. **Improved `exportFile()` function** - Main export logic with detection
+7. **Enhanced error handling** - Better user messages
+8. **Added comprehensive logging** - Debug information
+
+### Files Modified:
+- `src/main.js` - Enhanced export functionality
+- `test-export.md` - Created test file
+- `test-export-functionality.js` - Created test script
+
+## User Instructions
+
+### For Users Without Pandoc:
+- ✅ **HTML and PDF exports work perfectly**
+- ✅ **No additional software needed**
+- ✅ **Professional-looking output with proper styling**
+
+### For Users Who Want All Formats:
+1. **Install Pandoc**: Visit https://pandoc.org/installing.html
+2. **For PDF with LaTeX**: Also install MiKTeX or TeX Live
+3. **Restart the application** after installation
+4. **All export formats will then be available**
+
+## Result
+🎉 **Export functionality is now working reliably!**
+- Built-in exports (HTML, PDF) work without any dependencies
+- Clear error messages guide users for advanced formats
+- Robust error handling prevents crashes
+- Better user experience with informative dialogs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# GEMINI.md
+
+## Project Overview
+
+This project is a cross-platform Markdown editor and converter named **PanConverter**. It is built using the Electron framework, allowing it to run on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The application provides a rich text editor for writing Markdown, a live preview pane, and robust export capabilities powered by Pandoc.
+
+The core technologies used are:
+- **Electron:** For creating the desktop application.
+- **JavaScript:** The primary programming language.
+- **Pandoc:** For converting Markdown to various formats like PDF, DOCX, HTML, etc.
+- **Marked:** For parsing and rendering the Markdown preview in real-time.
+- **CodeMirror:** As the underlying text editor component.
+- **highlight.js:** For syntax highlighting in the editor.
+- **DOMPurify:** To sanitize the HTML output in the preview pane for security.
+
+The application features a tabbed interface for working with multiple files, various themes, find and replace functionality, and detailed document statistics.
+
+## Building and Running
+
+To build and run this project locally, you will need to have Node.js and npm installed.
+
+### Installation
+
+1.  **Clone the repository:**
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/amitwh/pan-converter.git
+    cd pan-converter
+    ```
+
+2.  **Install dependencies:**
+    ```bash
+    npm install
+    ```
+
+### Running the Application
+
+To run the application in development mode, use the following command:
+
+```bash
+npm start
+```
+
+### Building the Application
+
+You can build the application for different platforms using the scripts defined in `package.json`.
+
+-   **Build for the current platform:**
+    ```bash
+    npm run build
+    ```
+
+-   **Build for a specific platform:**
+    ```bash
+    npm run build:win    # For Windows
+    npm run build:mac    # For macOS
+    npm run build:linux  # For Linux
+    ```
+
+-   **Build for all platforms at once:**
+    ```bash
+    npm run dist:all
+    ```
+
+The distributable files will be located in the `dist/` directory.
+
+### Testing
+
+The project does not have a dedicated test suite configured. The `test` script in `package.json` currently returns an error.
+
+```bash
+npm test
+```
+
+## Development Conventions
+
+-   **Code Style:** The codebase is written in JavaScript (ES6+). There is no linter or formatter configured, but the code generally follows standard JavaScript conventions.
+-   **Main vs. Renderer Process:** The application logic is split between the Electron main process (`src/main.js`) and the renderer process (`src/renderer.js`).
+    -   `src/main.js` handles window management, application menus, file system operations, and communication with the operating system.
+    -   `src/renderer.js` manages the user interface, editor functionality, and the Markdown preview.
+-   **Dependencies:** Project dependencies are managed through `package.json`. `devDependencies` are used for the build process, while `dependencies` are required for the application to run.
+-   **User Data:** The application stores settings and recent files in the user's application data directory.
+-   **Pandoc Integration:** The application relies on a system-installed version of Pandoc for its export functionality. It does not bundle Pandoc.
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Amit Haridas
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ A cross-platform Markdown editor and converter powered by Pandoc.
 - 👁️ **Live Preview** - See your markdown rendered in real-time with synchronized scrolling
 - 🎨 **Multiple Themes** - Choose from Light, Dark, Solarized, Monokai, or GitHub themes
 - 💾 **Auto-Save** - Never lose your work with automatic saving every 30 seconds
+- 📊 **Enhanced Statistics** - Detailed document statistics including word count, character count, lines, paragraphs, sentences, and estimated reading time
+- 🕒 **Recent Files** - Quick access to recently opened files via File menu
+- 🧮 **Math Support** - Render mathematical expressions using KaTeX (supports $$, $, \\[\\], \\(\\) delimiters)

 ### 📤 Export & Conversion
 - 📄 **Enhanced PDF Export** - Robust PDF generation with multiple LaTeX engine fallbacks (XeLaTeX, PDFLaTeX, wkhtmltopdf)
 - 📄 **Document Export** - Convert to HTML, DOCX, LaTeX, RTF, ODT, EPUB, PowerPoint (PPTX), and OpenDocument Presentation (ODP)
- 📊 **Spreadsheet Export** - Export markdown tables to Excel (XLSX/XLS) and OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS) formats
+- 📊 **Spreadsheet Export** - Export markdown tables to CSV format for compatibility with any spreadsheet application
 - 📥 **Document Import** - Import DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, PDF, and presentation files to markdown
 - 📋 **Table Creation Helper** - Built-in table generator for easy markdown table creation

@@ -50,9 +53,9 @@ For optimal PDF export, install a LaTeX engine (recommended):
 Download the latest release for your platform from the [Releases](https://github.com/amitwh/pan-converter/releases) page.

 #### Linux
- **AppImage**: `PanConverter-1.3.1.AppImage` (universal, may require `--no-sandbox` flag)
- **Debian Package**: `pan-converter_1.3.1_amd64.deb`
- **Snap Package**: `pan-converter_1.3.1_amd64.snap`
+- **AppImage**: `PanConverter-1.5.0.AppImage` (universal, may require `--no-sandbox` flag)
+- **Debian Package**: `pan-converter_1.5.0_amd64.deb`
+- **Snap Package**: `pan-converter_1.5.0_amd64.snap`

 ### Install from Source
 ```bash
@@ -73,7 +76,9 @@ npm start
 ### Export Options
 - **Documents**: HTML, PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, RTF, ODT, EPUB
 - **Presentations**: PowerPoint (PPTX), OpenDocument Presentation (ODP)
- **Spreadsheets**: Excel (XLSX/XLS), OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS)
+- **Spreadsheets**: CSV format for tables (compatible with Excel, LibreOffice, Google Sheets)
+- **Advanced Export Options**: Optional template support, metadata insertion, table of contents, section numbering, and PDF-specific settings
+- **Batch Conversion**: Convert entire folders of markdown files with progress tracking

 ### Import & Conversion
 - **Import Documents**: Convert DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, PDF, and presentation files to Markdown
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
  "name": "pan-converter",
-  "version": "1.3.7",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
  "description": "Cross-platform Markdown editor and converter using Pandoc",
  "main": "src/main.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "electron .",
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
    "build": "electron-builder",
-    "build:win": "electron-builder --win",
+    "build:win": "cross-env CSC_LINK=code-signing-cert.pfx CSC_KEY_PASSWORD=PanConverter2024! electron-builder --win",
+    "build:win-unsigned": "cross-env CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY=false electron-builder --win",
    "build:mac": "electron-builder --mac",
    "build:linux": "electron-builder --linux",
    "dist": "electron-builder --publish=never",
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
  "author": "Amit Haridas <amit.wh@gmail.com>",
  "license": "MIT",
  "devDependencies": {
+    "cross-env": "^10.0.0",
    "electron": "^37.4.0",
    "electron-builder": "^26.0.12",
    "sharp": "^0.34.3"
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@
    "electron-store": "^10.1.0",
    "highlight.js": "^11.11.1",
    "marked": "^16.2.1",
+    "tslib": "^2.8.1",
    "xlsx": "^0.18.5"
  },
  "build": {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@
    "files": [
      "src/**/*",
      "assets/**/*",
+      "scripts/**/*",
      "node_modules/**/*",
      "package.json"
    ],
@@ -68,8 +72,43 @@
      "icon": "assets/icon.icns"
    },
    "win": {
+      "target": [
+        {
          "target": "nsis",
-      "icon": "assets/icon.ico"
+          "arch": ["x64"]
+        },
+        {
+          "target": "portable",
+          "arch": ["x64"]
+        },
+        {
+          "target": "zip",
+          "arch": ["x64"]
+        }
+      ],
+      "icon": "assets/icon.png",
+      "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}-${arch}.${ext}",
+      "requestedExecutionLevel": "asInvoker",
+      "signAndEditExecutable": true
+    },
+    "nsis": {
+      "oneClick": false,
+      "perMachine": false,
+      "allowToChangeInstallationDirectory": true,
+      "displayLanguageSelector": true,
+      "installerIcon": "assets/icon-proper.ico",
+      "uninstallerIcon": "assets/icon-proper.ico",
+      "installerHeaderIcon": "assets/icon-proper.ico",
+      "createDesktopShortcut": true,
+      "createStartMenuShortcut": true,
+      "shortcutName": "PanConverter",
+      "runAfterFinish": true,
+      "menuCategory": "Productivity",
+      "license": "LICENSE",
+      "warningsAsErrors": false,
+      "artifactName": "${productName}-Setup-${version}.${ext}",
+      "deleteAppDataOnUninstall": false,
+      "differentialPackage": true
    },
    "linux": {
      "target": [
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# PanConverter Windows Explorer Context Menu Integration
+
+This directory contains scripts to add PanConverter to the Windows Explorer context menu, allowing you to right-click on files and convert them directly without opening the full application.
+
+## Features
+
+### Context Menu Options
+- **Convert with PanConverter**: Shows a format selection dialog for any supported file
+- **PanConverter > Convert to...**: Direct conversion options (for Markdown files)
+  - PDF
+  - HTML  
+  - DOCX
+  - LaTeX
+  - PowerPoint
+
+### Supported File Types
+- **Markdown**: `.md`, `.markdown`
+- **HTML**: `.html`, `.htm`
+- **Documents**: `.docx`, `.odt`, `.rtf`
+- **LaTeX**: `.tex`
+- **PDF**: `.pdf`
+- **Presentations**: `.pptx`, `.ppt`, `.odp`
+
+## Installation Methods
+
+### Method 1: Automatic (During PanConverter Installation)
+When installing PanConverter using the Windows installer, you'll be prompted to install context menu integration automatically.
+
+### Method 2: Manual Installation
+
+#### Using PowerShell (Recommended)
+1. Right-click on `install-context-menu.ps1`
+2. Select "Run with PowerShell"
+3. Follow the prompts (will request administrator privileges)
+
+#### Using Batch File
+1. Right-click on `install-context-menu.bat`
+2. Select "Run as administrator"
+3. Follow the prompts
+
+#### Using Registry File Directly
+1. Right-click on `install-context-menu.reg`
+2. Select "Merge" 
+3. Confirm the registry modification
+
+## Uninstallation
+
+### Using PowerShell
+```powershell
+.\install-context-menu.ps1 -Uninstall
+```
+
+### Using Batch File
+Run `uninstall-context-menu.bat` as administrator
+
+### Using Registry File
+Run `uninstall-context-menu.reg`
+
+## How It Works
+
+### Command Line Interface
+The context menu integration works by passing command line arguments to PanConverter:
+
+- `--convert <file>`: Shows conversion dialog for the specified file
+- `--convert-to <format> <file>`: Directly converts to the specified format
+
+### Examples
+```batch
+# Show conversion dialog
+PanConverter.exe --convert "document.md"
+
+# Direct conversion to PDF
+PanConverter.exe --convert-to pdf "document.md"
+```
+
+### Conversion Process
+1. PanConverter reads the input file
+2. Creates a temporary file if needed
+3. Uses Pandoc to convert to the target format
+4. Saves the output in the same directory as the input file
+5. Shows a Windows notification when complete
+
+## Requirements
+
+- PanConverter must be installed in the default location: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PanConverter\`
+- Pandoc must be installed and accessible from the command line
+- Administrator privileges required for registry modifications
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Context Menu Not Appearing
+1. Ensure you ran the installation script as administrator
+2. Try logging out and back in, or restart Windows Explorer
+3. Check if PanConverter is installed in the expected location
+
+### Conversion Failures
+1. Verify Pandoc is installed: `pandoc --version`
+2. Check if the input file is not corrupted or locked
+3. Ensure you have write permissions in the output directory
+
+### Permission Errors
+- The installation scripts require administrator privileges to modify the registry
+- If you get permission errors, right-click and "Run as administrator"
+
+## File Descriptions
+
+- `install-context-menu.reg`: Registry entries for context menu
+- `uninstall-context-menu.reg`: Registry entries removal
+- `install-context-menu.ps1`: PowerShell installation script
+- `install-context-menu.bat`: Batch installation script  
+- `uninstall-context-menu.bat`: Batch uninstallation script
+- `nsis-installer.nsh`: NSIS installer integration script
+
+## Security Note
+
+The scripts modify the Windows registry to add context menu entries. Only run these scripts if you trust the source and understand the changes being made to your system.
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+@echo off
+echo PanConverter Context Menu Installation
+echo =====================================
+echo.
+
+REM Check for administrator privileges
+net session >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% == 0 (
+    echo Running with administrator privileges...
+) else (
+    echo This script requires administrator privileges.
+    echo Please right-click and select "Run as administrator"
+    echo.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+REM Check if PanConverter is installed
+if not exist "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PanConverter\PanConverter.exe" (
+    echo Warning: PanConverter not found at the expected location.
+    echo Please ensure PanConverter is installed before continuing.
+    echo Expected location: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PanConverter\PanConverter.exe
+    echo.
+    set /p continue="Continue anyway? (y/N): "
+    if /i not "%continue%"=="y" exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo Installing context menu entries...
+reg import "%~dp0install-context-menu.reg"
+
+if %errorLevel% == 0 (
+    echo.
+    echo Context menu integration installed successfully!
+    echo.
+    echo You can now right-click on supported files and select:
+    echo • "Convert with PanConverter" - Shows conversion dialog  
+    echo • "PanConverter > Convert to..." - Direct conversion ^(for Markdown^)
+    echo.
+    echo Supported file types:
+    echo .md .markdown .html .htm .docx .odt .rtf .tex .pdf .pptx .ppt .odp
+) else (
+    echo.
+    echo Failed to install context menu entries.
+    echo Please check that the registry file exists and try again.
+)
+
+echo.
+pause
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+# PanConverter Context Menu Installation Script
+# This script installs PanConverter context menu integration for Windows Explorer
+
+param(
+    [switch]$Uninstall = $false
+)
+
+# Check if running as administrator
+if (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
+    Write-Host "This script requires Administrator privileges. Restarting with elevated permissions..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Start-Process PowerShell -Verb RunAs "-File `"$PSCommandPath`" $(if ($Uninstall) { '-Uninstall' })"
+    exit
+}
+
+$scriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
+$appPath = "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\Programs\PanConverter\PanConverter.exe"
+
+if ($Uninstall) {
+    Write-Host "Uninstalling PanConverter context menu integration..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    $regFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "uninstall-context-menu.reg"
+    
+    if (Test-Path $regFile) {
+        reg import $regFile
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "PanConverter context menu has been successfully removed!" -ForegroundColor Green
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "Failed to remove context menu entries." -ForegroundColor Red
+        }
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Uninstall registry file not found: $regFile" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Installing PanConverter context menu integration..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    
+    # Check if PanConverter is installed
+    if (-not (Test-Path $appPath)) {
+        Write-Host "Warning: PanConverter executable not found at: $appPath" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        Write-Host "Please make sure PanConverter is installed before running this script." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+        $continue = Read-Host "Continue anyway? (y/N)"
+        if ($continue -ne 'y' -and $continue -ne 'Y') {
+            exit
+        }
+    }
+    
+    $regFile = Join-Path $scriptDir "install-context-menu.reg"
+    
+    if (Test-Path $regFile) {
+        reg import $regFile
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "PanConverter context menu has been successfully installed!" -ForegroundColor Green
+            Write-Host "" 
+            Write-Host "You can now right-click on supported files (MD, HTML, DOCX, PDF, etc.) and select:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+            Write-Host "• 'Convert with PanConverter' - Shows conversion dialog" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+            Write-Host "• 'PanConverter > Convert to...' - Direct conversion options (for Markdown files)" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+            Write-Host ""
+            Write-Host "Supported file types: .md, .markdown, .html, .htm, .docx, .odt, .rtf, .tex, .pdf, .pptx, .ppt, .odp" -ForegroundColor Gray
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "Failed to install context menu entries." -ForegroundColor Red
+        }
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Install registry file not found: $regFile" -ForegroundColor Red
+    }
+}
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Press any key to exit..."
+$null = $Host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey("NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown")
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+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+
+; PanConverter Context Menu Integration
+; This registry file adds context menu options for converting files using PanConverter
+
+; Add context menu for Markdown files (.md, .markdown)
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for HTML files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for DOCX files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for ODT files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for RTF files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for LaTeX files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tex\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tex\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for PDF files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for PowerPoint files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pptx\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pptx\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ppt\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ppt\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add context menu for OpenDocument Presentation files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odp\shell\PanConverter]
+@="Convert with PanConverter"
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odp\shell\PanConverter\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert \"%1\""
+
+; Add submenu with specific conversion options for Markdown files
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu]
+@="PanConverter"
+"MUIVerb"="Convert to..."
+"Icon"="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\""
+"SubCommands"=""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PDF]
+@="PDF"
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PDF\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert-to pdf \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\HTML]
+@="HTML"
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\HTML\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert-to html \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\DOCX]
+@="DOCX"
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\DOCX\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert-to docx \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\LaTeX]
+@="LaTeX"
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\LaTeX\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert-to latex \"%1\""
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PPTX]
+@="PowerPoint"
+
+[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PPTX\command]
+@="\"%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Programs\\PanConverter\\PanConverter.exe\" --convert-to pptx \"%1\""
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+; PanConverter NSIS Installer Include File
+; Handles context menu installation and uninstallation
+
+!include "LogicLib.nsh"
+!include "MUI2.nsh"
+
+; Custom installation page for context menu option
+Var ContextMenuCheckbox
+Var ContextMenuState
+
+Function ContextMenuPage
+    !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "Additional Options" "Choose additional installation options"
+    
+    nsDialogs::Create 1018
+    Pop $0
+    
+    ${If} $0 == error
+        Abort
+    ${EndIf}
+    
+    ${NSD_CreateLabel} 0 0 100% 20u "Select additional features to install:"
+    Pop $0
+    
+    ${NSD_CreateCheckbox} 20u 30u 280u 15u "Add PanConverter to Windows Explorer context menu"
+    Pop $ContextMenuCheckbox
+    ${NSD_SetState} $ContextMenuCheckbox ${BST_CHECKED}
+    
+    ${NSD_CreateLabel} 20u 50u 280u 30u "This will allow you to right-click on supported files and convert them directly using PanConverter."
+    Pop $0
+    
+    nsDialogs::Show
+FunctionEnd
+
+Function ContextMenuPageLeave
+    ${NSD_GetState} $ContextMenuCheckbox $ContextMenuState
+FunctionEnd
+
+; Install context menu entries
+Function InstallContextMenu
+    ${If} $ContextMenuState == ${BST_CHECKED}
+        DetailPrint "Installing context menu integration..."
+        
+        ; Create registry entries for context menu
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".markdown\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"  
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".markdown\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".markdown\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for HTML files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".html\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".html\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".html\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".htm\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".htm\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".htm\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for DOCX files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".docx\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".docx\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".docx\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for ODT files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".odt\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".odt\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".odt\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for RTF files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".rtf\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".rtf\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".rtf\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for LaTeX files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".tex\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".tex\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".tex\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for PDF files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".pdf\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".pdf\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".pdf\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for PowerPoint files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".pptx\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".pptx\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".pptx\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".ppt\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".ppt\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".ppt\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Context menu for ODP files
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".odp\shell\PanConverter" "" "Convert with PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".odp\shell\PanConverter" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".odp\shell\PanConverter\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert "%1"'
+        
+        ; Submenu for Markdown files with direct conversion options
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu" "" "PanConverter"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu" "MUIVerb" "Convert to..."
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu" "Icon" "$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu" "SubCommands" ""
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PDF" "" "PDF"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PDF\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert-to pdf "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\HTML" "" "HTML"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\HTML\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert-to html "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\DOCX" "" "DOCX"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\DOCX\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert-to docx "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\LaTeX" "" "LaTeX"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\LaTeX\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert-to latex "%1"'
+        
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PPTX" "" "PowerPoint"
+        WriteRegStr HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu\shell\PPTX\command" "" '"$INSTDIR\PanConverter.exe" --convert-to pptx "%1"'
+        
+        DetailPrint "Context menu integration installed successfully!"
+    ${EndIf}
+FunctionEnd
+
+; Uninstall context menu entries
+Function un.RemoveContextMenu
+    DetailPrint "Removing context menu integration..."
+    
+    ; Remove context menu entries for all file types
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".md\shell\PanConverterMenu"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".markdown\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".html\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".htm\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".docx\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".odt\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".rtf\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".tex\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".pdf\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".pptx\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".ppt\shell\PanConverter"
+    DeleteRegKey HKCR ".odp\shell\PanConverter"
+    
+    DetailPrint "Context menu integration removed successfully!"
+FunctionEnd
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@echo off
+echo PanConverter Context Menu Uninstallation
+echo ========================================
+echo.
+
+REM Check for administrator privileges
+net session >nul 2>&1
+if %errorLevel% == 0 (
+    echo Running with administrator privileges...
+) else (
+    echo This script requires administrator privileges.
+    echo Please right-click and select "Run as administrator"
+    echo.
+    pause
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+echo Removing context menu entries...
+reg import "%~dp0uninstall-context-menu.reg"
+
+if %errorLevel% == 0 (
+    echo.
+    echo Context menu integration removed successfully!
+    echo PanConverter entries have been removed from the Windows Explorer context menu.
+) else (
+    echo.
+    echo Failed to remove context menu entries.
+    echo Please check that the registry file exists and try again.
+)
+
+echo.
+pause
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+
+; PanConverter Context Menu Uninstall Script
+; This registry file removes PanConverter context menu entries
+
+; Remove context menu for Markdown files (.md, .markdown)
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverter]
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\shell\PanConverterMenu]
+
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for HTML files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\shell\PanConverter]
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for DOCX files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for ODT files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for RTF files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for LaTeX files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tex\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for PDF files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for PowerPoint files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pptx\shell\PanConverter]
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ppt\shell\PanConverter]
+
+; Remove context menu for OpenDocument Presentation files
+[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odp\shell\PanConverter]
@@ -114,6 +114,192 @@
            </div>
        </div>

+        <!-- Export Options Dialog -->
+        <div id="export-dialog" class="export-dialog hidden">
+            <div class="export-dialog-content">
+                <div class="export-dialog-header">
+                    <h3 id="export-dialog-title">Export Options</h3>
+                    <button id="export-dialog-close" title="Close">×</button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="export-dialog-body">
+                    <!-- Simple/Advanced Export Toggle -->
+                    <div class="export-section export-mode-toggle">
+                        <label class="checkbox-label">
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="advanced-export-toggle">
+                            <span class="checkmark"></span>
+                            Show Advanced Options
+                        </label>
+                        <small class="export-help">Enable for templates, metadata, bibliography, and advanced PDF settings</small>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <!-- Advanced Export Options (hidden by default) -->
+                    <div id="advanced-export-options" class="advanced-options hidden">
+                        <div class="export-section">
+                            <label for="export-template">Template:</label>
+                        <select id="export-template">
+                            <option value="default">Default</option>
+                            <option value="custom">Custom (Browse...)</option>
+                        </select>
+                        <input type="file" id="template-file-input" accept=".tex,.html,.docx,.odt" style="display: none;">
+                        <input type="text" id="custom-template-path" placeholder="Template file path..." style="display: none;">
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="export-section">
+                        <label>Metadata:</label>
+                        <div class="metadata-container">
+                            <div class="metadata-field">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="title" class="metadata-key">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="Document title" class="metadata-value">
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="metadata-field">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="author" class="metadata-key">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="Author name" class="metadata-value">
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="metadata-field">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="date" class="metadata-key">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="Date" class="metadata-value">
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="metadata-field">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="subject" class="metadata-key">
+                                <input type="text" placeholder="Subject" class="metadata-value">
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <button id="add-metadata-field" type="button">+ Add Field</button>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="export-section">
+                        <label>Document Options:</label>
+                        <div class="checkbox-group">
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" id="export-toc"> Table of Contents</label>
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" id="export-number-sections"> Number Sections</label>
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" id="export-citeproc"> Process Citations</label>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="form-row">
+                            <label for="export-toc-depth">TOC Depth:</label>
+                            <input type="number" id="export-toc-depth" min="1" max="6" value="3">
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="export-section pdf-only">
+                        <label>PDF Options:</label>
+                        <div class="form-row">
+                            <label for="pdf-engine">PDF Engine:</label>
+                            <select id="pdf-engine">
+                                <option value="xelatex">XeLaTeX (Recommended)</option>
+                                <option value="pdflatex">PDFLaTeX</option>
+                                <option value="lualatex">LuaLaTeX</option>
+                            </select>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="form-row">
+                            <label for="pdf-geometry">Page Margins:</label>
+                            <select id="pdf-geometry">
+                                <option value="margin=1in">1 inch (Default)</option>
+                                <option value="margin=0.75in">0.75 inch</option>
+                                <option value="margin=1.25in">1.25 inch</option>
+                                <option value="margin=2cm">2 cm</option>
+                                <option value="margin=2.5cm">2.5 cm</option>
+                                <option value="custom">Custom...</option>
+                            </select>
+                            <input type="text" id="custom-geometry" placeholder="e.g., margin=1.5in" style="display: none;">
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="export-section">
+                        <label>Bibliography:</label>
+                        <div class="form-row">
+                            <input type="text" id="bibliography-file" placeholder="Bibliography file (.bib, .yaml, .json)">
+                            <button id="browse-bibliography">Browse</button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="form-row">
+                            <input type="text" id="csl-file" placeholder="Citation style file (.csl)">
+                            <button id="browse-csl">Browse</button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    </div> <!-- End advanced-export-options -->
+
+                    <!-- Basic Export Options (always visible) -->
+                    <div class="export-section basic-options">
+                        <label>Quick Export Settings:</label>
+                        <div class="checkbox-group">
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" id="basic-toc"> Include Table of Contents</label>
+                            <label><input type="checkbox" id="basic-number-sections"> Number Sections</label>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="export-dialog-footer">
+                    <button id="export-cancel">Cancel</button>
+                    <button id="export-confirm" class="primary">Export</button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <!-- Batch Conversion Dialog -->
+        <div id="batch-dialog" class="batch-dialog hidden">
+            <div class="batch-dialog-content">
+                <div class="batch-dialog-header">
+                    <h3>Batch File Conversion</h3>
+                    <button id="batch-dialog-close" title="Close">×</button>
+                </div>
+                <div class="batch-dialog-body">
+                    <div class="batch-section">
+                        <label>Input Folder:</label>
+                        <div class="folder-input-group">
+                            <input type="text" id="batch-input-folder" placeholder="Select folder containing markdown files..." readonly>
+                            <button id="browse-input-folder">Browse</button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="batch-section">
+                        <label>Output Folder:</label>
+                        <div class="folder-input-group">
+                            <input type="text" id="batch-output-folder" placeholder="Select output folder..." readonly>
+                            <button id="browse-output-folder">Browse</button>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="batch-section">
+                        <label for="batch-format">Output Format:</label>
+                        <select id="batch-format">
+                            <option value="html">HTML</option>
+                            <option value="pdf">PDF</option>
+                            <option value="docx">DOCX</option>
+                            <option value="latex">LaTeX</option>
+                            <option value="rtf">RTF</option>
+                            <option value="odt">ODT</option>
+                            <option value="epub">EPUB</option>
+                            <option value="pptx">PowerPoint (PPTX)</option>
+                            <option value="odp">OpenDocument Presentation (ODP)</option>
+                        </select>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="batch-section">
+                        <label>
+                            <input type="checkbox" id="batch-include-subfolders" checked>
+                            Include subfolders (recursive)
+                        </label>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="batch-section">
+                        <button id="batch-show-options" type="button">Advanced Export Options...</button>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div id="batch-progress" class="batch-progress hidden">
+                        <div class="progress-bar">
+                            <div class="progress-fill" id="batch-progress-fill"></div>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="progress-text">
+                            <span id="batch-progress-text">Processing...</span>
+                            <span id="batch-progress-count">0 / 0</span>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="batch-dialog-footer">
+                    <button id="batch-cancel">Cancel</button>
+                    <button id="batch-start" class="primary" disabled>Start Conversion</button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
        <div class="editor-container">
            <div class="tab-content active" id="tab-content-1" data-tab-id="1">
                <div id="editor-pane-1" class="pane">
@@ -2,7 +2,21 @@ const { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, dialog, ipcMain, shell } = require('electron')
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { exec } = require('child_process');
-const XLSX = require('xlsx');
+
+// Get the system Pandoc path
+function getPandocPath() {
+  // Always use system pandoc - no bundled binaries
+  return 'pandoc';
+}
+
+// Check if Pandoc is available
+function checkPandocAvailable() {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    exec('pandoc --version', (error) => {
+      resolve(!error);
+    });
+  });
+}

 // Simple storage implementation to replace electron-store
 const settingsPath = path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'settings.json');
@@ -29,6 +43,22 @@ const store = {

 let mainWindow;
 let currentFile = null; // This will now represent the active tab's file
+let pandocAvailable = null; // Cache pandoc availability check
+
+// Check if pandoc is available
+function checkPandocAvailability() {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (pandocAvailable !== null) {
+      resolve(pandocAvailable);
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    exec('pandoc --version', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      pandocAvailable = !error;
+      resolve(pandocAvailable);
+    });
+  });
+}

 function createWindow() {
  mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
@@ -49,12 +79,53 @@ function createWindow() {
    mainWindow = null;
  });

-  // Handle pending file from file association
-  if (app.pendingFile) {
-    mainWindow.webContents.once('dom-ready', () => {
-      openFileFromPath(app.pendingFile);
-      app.pendingFile = null;
-    });
+  // Handle pending file from file association will be handled by renderer-ready event
+}
+
+function buildRecentFilesMenu() {
+  const recentFiles = getRecentFiles();
+
+  if (recentFiles.length === 0) {
+    return [
+      {
+        label: 'No recent files',
+        enabled: false
+      }
+    ];
+  }
+
+  const recentFileItems = recentFiles.map(filePath => ({
+    label: filePath.split(/[\\/]/).pop(), // Get filename only
+    click: () => {
+      if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        currentFile = filePath;
+        const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('file-opened', { path: filePath, content });
+      } else {
+        dialog.showErrorBox('File Not Found', `The file "${filePath}" could not be found.`);
+      }
+    },
+    toolTip: filePath // Show full path in tooltip
+  }));
+
+  return [
+    ...recentFileItems,
+    { type: 'separator' },
+    {
+      label: 'Clear Recent Files',
+      click: () => {
+        mainWindow.webContents.send('clear-recent-files');
+      }
+    }
+  ];
+}
+
+function getRecentFiles() {
+  try {
+    const recentFiles = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(app.getPath('userData'), 'recent-files.json'), 'utf-8'));
+    return recentFiles.filter(file => fs.existsSync(file));
+  } catch (e) {
+    return [];
  }
 }

@@ -84,6 +155,11 @@ function createMenu() {
          click: saveAsFile
        },
        { type: 'separator' },
+        {
+          label: 'Recent Files',
+          submenu: buildRecentFilesMenu()
+        },
+        { type: 'separator' },
        {
          label: 'Import Document...',
          accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+I',
@@ -103,9 +179,7 @@ function createMenu() {
            { label: 'PowerPoint (PPTX)', click: () => exportFile('pptx') },
            { label: 'OpenDocument Presentation (ODP)', click: () => exportFile('odp') },
            { type: 'separator' },
-            { label: 'Excel (XLSX)', click: () => exportSpreadsheet('xlsx') },
-            { label: 'Excel Legacy (XLS)', click: () => exportSpreadsheet('xls') },
-            { label: 'OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS)', click: () => exportSpreadsheet('ods') }
+            { label: 'CSV (Tables)', click: () => exportSpreadsheet('csv') }
          ]
        },
        { type: 'separator' },
@@ -182,6 +256,15 @@ function createMenu() {
        { label: 'Reset Zoom', accelerator: 'CmdOrCtrl+0', role: 'resetZoom' }
      ]
    },
+    {
+      label: 'Batch',
+      submenu: [
+        {
+          label: 'Convert Folder...',
+          click: () => showBatchConversionDialog()
+        }
+      ]
+    },
    {
      label: 'Help',
      submenu: [
@@ -192,7 +275,7 @@ function createMenu() {
              type: 'info',
              title: 'About PanConverter',
              message: 'PanConverter',
-              detail: 'A cross-platform Markdown editor and converter using Pandoc.\n\nVersion: 1.3.7\nAuthor: Amit Haridas\nEmail: amit.wh@gmail.com\nLicense: MIT\n\nFeatures:\n• Tabbed interface for multiple files\n• Advanced markdown editing with live preview\n• Enhanced PDF export with LaTeX engines\n• File association support for .md files\n• Improved preview typography and spacing\n• Adjustable font sizes via menu (Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus)\n• Complete theme support including Monokai fixes\n• Find & replace with match highlighting\n• Line numbers and auto-indentation\n• Export to multiple formats via Pandoc\n• PowerPoint & presentation export\n• Export tables to Excel/ODS spreadsheets\n• Document import & conversion\n• Table creation helper\n• Multiple themes support\n• Undo/redo functionality',
+              detail: 'A cross-platform Markdown editor and converter using Pandoc.\n\nVersion: 1.5.0\nAuthor: Amit Haridas\nEmail: amit.wh@gmail.com\nLicense: MIT\n\nFeatures:\n• Windows Explorer context menu integration\n• Tabbed interface for multiple files\n• Advanced markdown editing with live preview\n• Enhanced PDF export with built-in Electron fallback\n• File association support for .md files\n• Command-line interface for batch conversion\n• Advanced export options with templates and metadata\n• Batch file conversion with progress tracking\n• Improved preview typography and spacing\n• Adjustable font sizes via menu (Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus)\n• Complete theme support including Monokai fixes\n• Find & replace with match highlighting\n• Line numbers and auto-indentation\n• Export to multiple formats via Pandoc\n• PowerPoint & presentation export\n• Export tables to Excel/ODS spreadsheets\n• Document import & conversion\n• Table creation helper\n• Multiple themes support\n• Undo/redo functionality\n• Live word count and statistics',
              buttons: ['OK']
            });
          }
@@ -246,6 +329,19 @@ function exportFile(format) {
    return;
  }

+  // Show export options dialog
+  showExportOptionsDialog(format);
+}
+
+function showExportOptionsDialog(format) {
+  mainWindow.webContents.send('show-export-dialog', format);
+}
+
+function showBatchConversionDialog() {
+  mainWindow.webContents.send('show-batch-dialog');
+}
+
+function performExportWithOptions(format, options) {
  const outputFile = dialog.showSaveDialogSync(mainWindow, {
    defaultPath: currentFile.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, `.${format}`),
    filters: [
@@ -253,53 +349,141 @@ function exportFile(format) {
    ]
  });

-  if (outputFile) {
-    let pandocCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" -o "${outputFile}"`;
+  if (!outputFile) return; // User cancelled
+
+  console.log(`Attempting to export ${format} to:`, outputFile);
+
+  // Check pandoc availability first
+  checkPandocAvailability().then((hasPandoc) => {
+    console.log('Pandoc available:', hasPandoc);
+    
+    if (!hasPandoc) {
+      // Handle formats that don't require pandoc
+      if (format === 'html') {
+        console.log('Using built-in HTML export');
+        exportToHTML(outputFile);
+        return;
+      } else if (format === 'pdf') {
+        console.log('Using built-in PDF export');
+        exportToPDFElectron(outputFile);
+        return;
+      } else {
+        dialog.showErrorBox('Export Error', 
+          `Pandoc is required for ${format.toUpperCase()} export but is not installed or not found in PATH.\n\n` +
+          `Please install Pandoc from: https://pandoc.org/installing.html\n\n` +
+          `Alternatively, you can export to HTML or PDF using the built-in converters.`
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Use pandoc for export with advanced options
+    console.log('Using Pandoc for export');
+    let pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${currentFile}" -o "${outputFile}"`;
+
+    // Add template if specified
+    if (options.template && options.template !== 'default') {
+      pandocCmd += ` --template="${options.template}"`;
+    }
+
+    // Add metadata
+    if (options.metadata) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.metadata)) {
+        if (value.trim()) {
+          pandocCmd += ` -M ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add variables
+    if (options.variables) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.variables)) {
+        if (value.trim()) {
+          pandocCmd += ` -V ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add other options
+    if (options.toc) pandocCmd += ' --toc';
+    if (options.tocDepth) pandocCmd += ` --toc-depth=${options.tocDepth}`;
+    if (options.numberSections) pandocCmd += ' --number-sections';
+    if (options.citeproc) pandocCmd += ' --citeproc';
+    if (options.bibliography) pandocCmd += ` --bibliography="${options.bibliography}"`;
+    if (options.csl) pandocCmd += ` --csl="${options.csl}"`;

    // Add specific options for PDF export to ensure proper generation
    if (format === 'pdf') {
-      pandocCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" --pdf-engine=xelatex -V geometry:margin=1in -o "${outputFile}"`;
-      // Try with different PDF engines if xelatex fails
+      const pdfEngine = options.pdfEngine || 'xelatex';
+      const geometry = options.geometry || 'margin=1in';
+      pandocCmd += ` --pdf-engine=${pdfEngine} -V geometry:${geometry}`;
+
+      // Try with specified PDF engine
      exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
        if (error) {
-          // Fallback to pdflatex
-          const fallbackCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" --pdf-engine=pdflatex -V geometry:margin=1in -o "${outputFile}"`;
-          exec(fallbackCmd, (fallbackError, fallbackStdout, fallbackStderr) => {
-            if (fallbackError) {
-              // Final fallback to wkhtmltopdf
-              const htmlToPdfCmd = `pandoc "${currentFile}" -t html5 | wkhtmltopdf - "${outputFile}"`;
-              exec(htmlToPdfCmd, (finalError) => {
-                if (finalError) {
+          // Try fallback engines if the specified one fails
+          const fallbackEngines = ['pdflatex', 'lualatex'];
+          tryPdfFallback(currentFile, outputFile, fallbackEngines, 0, options, error);
+        } else {
+          showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+        }
+      });
+    } else if (format === 'docx') {
+      pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${currentFile}" -t docx -o "${outputFile}"`;
+      exportWithPandoc(pandocCmd, outputFile, format);
+    } else if (format === 'html') {
+      pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${currentFile}" -t html5 --standalone -o "${outputFile}"`;
+      exportWithPandoc(pandocCmd, outputFile, format);
+    } else if (format === 'latex') {
+      pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${currentFile}" -t latex -o "${outputFile}"`;
+      exportWithPandoc(pandocCmd, outputFile, format);
+    } else {
+      // Generic export for other formats
+      exportWithPandoc(pandocCmd, outputFile, format);
+    }
+  }).catch((error) => {
+    console.error('Error checking pandoc availability:', error);
+    dialog.showErrorBox('Export Error', `Error checking system requirements: ${error.message}`);
+  });
+}
+
+function tryPdfFallback(inputFile, outputFile, engines, index, options, lastError) {
+  if (index >= engines.length) {
    dialog.showErrorBox('PDF Export Error',
-                    `Failed to export PDF. Please ensure you have one of the following installed:\n` +
+      `Failed to export PDF with all available engines. Please ensure you have one of the following installed:\n` +
      `• XeLaTeX (recommended): sudo apt-get install texlive-xetex\n` +
      `• PDFLaTeX: sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base\n` +
-                    `• wkhtmltopdf: sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf\n\n` +
-                    `Error: ${finalError.message}`
+      `• LuaLaTeX: sudo apt-get install texlive-luatex\n\n` +
+      `Last error: ${lastError.message}`
    );
-                } else {
-                  showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+    return;
  }
-              });
-            } else {
-              showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+
+  const engine = engines[index];
+  const geometry = options.geometry || 'margin=1in';
+  let pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${inputFile}" --pdf-engine=${engine} -V geometry:${geometry} -o "${outputFile}"`;
+
+  // Add all other options
+  if (options.template && options.template !== 'default') {
+    pandocCmd += ` --template="${options.template}"`;
  }
-          });
-        } else {
-          showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+
+  if (options.metadata) {
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.metadata)) {
+      if (value.trim()) {
+        pandocCmd += ` -M ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
      }
-      });
-    } else {
+    }
+  }
+
  exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
    if (error) {
-          dialog.showErrorBox('Export Error', `Failed to export: ${error.message}\n\nMake sure Pandoc is installed.`);
+      tryPdfFallback(inputFile, outputFile, engines, index + 1, options, error);
    } else {
      showExportSuccess(outputFile);
    }
  });
 }
-  }
-}

 function showExportSuccess(outputFile) {
  dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
@@ -310,6 +494,246 @@ function showExportSuccess(outputFile) {
  });
 }

+// Helper function to export with pandoc (general)
+function exportWithPandoc(pandocCmd, outputFile, format) {
+  exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+    if (error) {
+      console.error(`Pandoc error for ${format}:`, error);
+      dialog.showErrorBox('Export Error', 
+        `Failed to export to ${format.toUpperCase()}:\n${error.message}\n\n` +
+        `Command used: ${pandocCmd}\n\n` +
+        `Please ensure Pandoc is properly installed and accessible.`
+      );
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Successfully exported to ${format}:`, outputFile);
+      showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// Helper function to export PDF with pandoc (with fallbacks)
+function exportWithPandocPDF(pandocCmd, outputFile) {
+  exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+    if (error) {
+      console.log('XeLaTeX failed, trying PDFLaTeX...');
+      // Fallback to pdflatex
+      const fallbackCmd = pandocCmd.replace('--pdf-engine=xelatex', '--pdf-engine=pdflatex');
+      exec(fallbackCmd, (fallbackError, fallbackStdout, fallbackStderr) => {
+        if (fallbackError) {
+          console.log('PDFLaTeX failed, trying Electron PDF...');
+          // Final fallback to Electron PDF
+          exportToPDFElectron(outputFile);
+        } else {
+          console.log('Successfully exported PDF with PDFLaTeX');
+          showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+        }
+      });
+    } else {
+      console.log('Successfully exported PDF with XeLaTeX');
+      showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// Export to HTML using marked (no pandoc required)
+function exportToHTML(outputFile) {
+  try {
+    const marked = require('marked');
+    const markdownContent = fs.readFileSync(currentFile, 'utf8');
+    const htmlContent = marked.parse(markdownContent);
+    
+    const fullHtml = `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Exported Document</title>
+    <style>
+        body {
+            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, sans-serif;
+            line-height: 1.6;
+            color: #333;
+            max-width: 800px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            padding: 40px;
+        }
+        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+            margin-top: 1.5em;
+            margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+        }
+        code {
+            background: #f4f4f4;
+            padding: 2px 4px;
+            border-radius: 3px;
+            font-family: Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace;
+        }
+        pre {
+            background: #f4f4f4;
+            padding: 1em;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+            overflow-x: auto;
+        }
+        pre code {
+            background: transparent;
+            padding: 0;
+        }
+        blockquote {
+            border-left: 4px solid #ddd;
+            margin-left: 0;
+            padding-left: 1em;
+            color: #666;
+        }
+        table {
+            border-collapse: collapse;
+            width: 100%;
+            margin: 1em 0;
+        }
+        th, td {
+            border: 1px solid #ddd;
+            padding: 8px;
+            text-align: left;
+        }
+        th {
+            background-color: #f4f4f4;
+        }
+        a {
+            color: #0066cc;
+            text-decoration: none;
+        }
+        a:hover {
+            text-decoration: underline;
+        }
+        img {
+            max-width: 100%;
+            height: auto;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    ${htmlContent}
+</body>
+</html>`;
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, fullHtml, 'utf8');
+    console.log('Successfully exported HTML');
+    showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('HTML export error:', error);
+    dialog.showErrorBox('HTML Export Error', `Failed to export HTML: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+// Export to PDF using Electron (no pandoc required)
+function exportToPDFElectron(outputFile) {
+  try {
+    const marked = require('marked');
+    const markdownContent = fs.readFileSync(currentFile, 'utf8');
+    const htmlContent = marked.parse(markdownContent);
+    
+    const fullHtml = `<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>PDF Export</title>
+    <style>
+        body {
+            font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, sans-serif;
+            line-height: 1.6;
+            color: #333;
+            max-width: 800px;
+            margin: 0 auto;
+            padding: 40px;
+        }
+        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+            margin-top: 1.5em;
+            margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+        }
+        code {
+            background: #f4f4f4;
+            padding: 2px 4px;
+            border-radius: 3px;
+            font-family: Consolas, Monaco, 'Courier New', monospace;
+        }
+        pre {
+            background: #f4f4f4;
+            padding: 1em;
+            border-radius: 5px;
+            overflow-x: auto;
+        }
+        pre code {
+            background: transparent;
+            padding: 0;
+        }
+        blockquote {
+            border-left: 4px solid #ddd;
+            margin-left: 0;
+            padding-left: 1em;
+            color: #666;
+        }
+        table {
+            border-collapse: collapse;
+            width: 100%;
+            margin: 1em 0;
+        }
+        th, td {
+            border: 1px solid #ddd;
+            padding: 8px;
+            text-align: left;
+        }
+        th {
+            background-color: #f4f4f4;
+        }
+        img {
+            max-width: 100%;
+            height: auto;
+        }
+        @media print {
+            body { padding: 20px; }
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+    ${htmlContent}
+</body>
+</html>`;
+
+    // Create a hidden window to render and export PDF
+    const pdfWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+      show: false,
+      webPreferences: {
+        nodeIntegration: true,
+        contextIsolation: false
+      }
+    });
+    
+    pdfWindow.loadURL(`data:text/html;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(fullHtml)}`).then(() => {
+      return pdfWindow.webContents.printToPDF({
+        marginsType: 1, // Use default margins
+        pageSize: 'A4',
+        printBackground: true,
+        printSelectionOnly: false,
+        landscape: false
+      });
+    }).then((pdfData) => {
+      fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, pdfData);
+      pdfWindow.close();
+      console.log('Successfully exported PDF with Electron');
+      showExportSuccess(outputFile);
+    }).catch((error) => {
+      pdfWindow.close();
+      console.error('Electron PDF export error:', error);
+      dialog.showErrorBox('PDF Export Error', 
+        `Failed to export PDF using built-in engine: ${error.message}\n\n` +
+        `For better PDF export, please install Pandoc with LaTeX support.`
+      );
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('PDF export setup error:', error);
+    dialog.showErrorBox('PDF Export Error', `Failed to setup PDF export: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
 function exportSpreadsheet(format) {
  if (!currentFile) {
    dialog.showErrorBox('Error', 'Please save the file first');
@@ -335,7 +759,7 @@ function importDocument() {
    const outputFile = inputFile.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '.md');
    
    // Convert to markdown using pandoc
-    const pandocCmd = `pandoc "${inputFile}" -t markdown -o "${outputFile}"`;
+    const pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${inputFile}" -t markdown -o "${outputFile}"`;
    
    exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
      if (error) {
@@ -387,6 +811,35 @@ ipcMain.on('set-current-file', (event, filePath) => {
  currentFile = filePath;
 });

+// Handle renderer ready for file association
+ipcMain.on('renderer-ready', (event) => {
+  if (app.pendingFile) {
+    openFileFromPath(app.pendingFile);
+    app.pendingFile = null;
+  }
+});
+
+// Handle export with options
+ipcMain.on('export-with-options', (event, { format, options }) => {
+  performExportWithOptions(format, options);
+});
+
+// Handle batch conversion
+ipcMain.on('batch-convert', (event, { inputFolder, outputFolder, format, options }) => {
+  performBatchConversion(inputFolder, outputFolder, format, options);
+});
+
+// Handle folder selection for batch conversion
+ipcMain.on('select-folder', (event, type) => {
+  const folder = dialog.showOpenDialogSync(mainWindow, {
+    properties: ['openDirectory']
+  });
+
+  if (folder && folder[0]) {
+    event.reply('folder-selected', { type, path: folder[0] });
+  }
+});
+
 ipcMain.on('export-spreadsheet', (event, { content, format }) => {
  const outputFile = dialog.showSaveDialogSync(mainWindow, {
    defaultPath: currentFile.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, `.${format}`),
@@ -405,21 +858,30 @@ ipcMain.on('export-spreadsheet', (event, { content, format }) => {
        return;
      }

-      // Create workbook
-      const wb = XLSX.utils.book_new();
-      
+      // Convert tables to CSV format
+      let csvContent = '';
      tables.forEach((table, index) => {
-        const ws = XLSX.utils.aoa_to_sheet(table);
-        XLSX.utils.book_append_sheet(wb, ws, `Table ${index + 1}`);
+        if (index > 0) csvContent += '\n\n'; // Separate multiple tables
+        if (tables.length > 1) csvContent += `"Table ${index + 1}"\n`;
+
+        table.forEach(row => {
+          const csvRow = row.map(cell => {
+            // Escape quotes and wrap in quotes if necessary
+            const cleanCell = cell.replace(/"/g, '""');
+            return cleanCell.includes(',') || cleanCell.includes('"') || cleanCell.includes('\n')
+              ? `"${cleanCell}"` : cleanCell;
+          }).join(',');
+          csvContent += csvRow + '\n';
+        });
      });

-      // Write file
-      XLSX.writeFile(wb, outputFile);
+      // Write CSV file
+      fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, csvContent, 'utf-8');

      dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
        type: 'info',
        title: 'Export Complete',
-        message: `Spreadsheet exported successfully to ${outputFile}`,
+        message: `CSV exported successfully to ${outputFile}`,
        buttons: ['OK']
      });
    } catch (error) {
@@ -470,7 +932,284 @@ function extractTablesFromMarkdown(markdown) {
  return tables;
 }

+function performBatchConversion(inputFolder, outputFolder, format, options) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(inputFolder)) {
+    dialog.showErrorBox('Error', 'Input folder does not exist');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Create output folder if it doesn't exist
+  if (!fs.existsSync(outputFolder)) {
+    try {
+      fs.mkdirSync(outputFolder, { recursive: true });
+    } catch (error) {
+      dialog.showErrorBox('Error', `Failed to create output folder: ${error.message}`);
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Find all markdown files in input folder
+  const markdownFiles = [];
+
+  function findMarkdownFiles(dir) {
+    const files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
+
+    for (const file of files) {
+      const fullPath = path.join(dir, file);
+      const stat = fs.statSync(fullPath);
+
+      if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+        findMarkdownFiles(fullPath); // Recursive search
+      } else if (file.match(/\.(md|markdown)$/i)) {
+        markdownFiles.push(fullPath);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  findMarkdownFiles(inputFolder);
+
+  if (markdownFiles.length === 0) {
+    dialog.showErrorBox('No Files Found', 'No markdown files found in the selected folder');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Show progress dialog
+  let completedCount = 0;
+  const totalCount = markdownFiles.length;
+
+  // Process each file
+  const processNextFile = (index) => {
+    if (index >= markdownFiles.length) {
+      // All files processed
+      dialog.showMessageBox(mainWindow, {
+        type: 'info',
+        title: 'Batch Conversion Complete',
+        message: `Successfully converted ${completedCount} out of ${totalCount} files to ${format.toUpperCase()}.`,
+        buttons: ['OK']
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const inputFile = markdownFiles[index];
+    const relativePath = path.relative(inputFolder, inputFile);
+    const baseName = path.basename(relativePath, path.extname(relativePath));
+    const outputFile = path.join(outputFolder, relativePath.replace(/\.(md|markdown)$/i, `.${format}`));
+
+    // Create subdirectories in output folder if needed
+    const outputDir = path.dirname(outputFile);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(outputDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(outputDir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
+    // Build pandoc command
+    let pandocCmd = `${getPandocPath()} "${inputFile}" -o "${outputFile}"`;
+
+    // Add template if specified
+    if (options.template && options.template !== 'default') {
+      pandocCmd += ` --template="${options.template}"`;
+    }
+
+    // Add metadata
+    if (options.metadata) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.metadata)) {
+        if (value.trim()) {
+          pandocCmd += ` -M ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add variables
+    if (options.variables) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(options.variables)) {
+        if (value.trim()) {
+          pandocCmd += ` -V ${key}="${value.replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Add other options
+    if (options.toc) pandocCmd += ' --toc';
+    if (options.tocDepth) pandocCmd += ` --toc-depth=${options.tocDepth}`;
+    if (options.numberSections) pandocCmd += ' --number-sections';
+    if (options.citeproc) pandocCmd += ' --citeproc';
+    if (options.bibliography) pandocCmd += ` --bibliography="${options.bibliography}"`;
+    if (options.csl) pandocCmd += ` --csl="${options.csl}"`;
+
+    // Add PDF-specific options
+    if (format === 'pdf') {
+      const pdfEngine = options.pdfEngine || 'xelatex';
+      const geometry = options.geometry || 'margin=1in';
+      pandocCmd += ` --pdf-engine=${pdfEngine} -V geometry:${geometry}`;
+    }
+
+    // Execute conversion
+    exec(pandocCmd, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (!error) {
+        completedCount++;
+      }
+
+      // Update progress (you could send this to renderer for a progress bar)
+      mainWindow.webContents.send('batch-progress', {
+        completed: index + 1,
+        total: totalCount,
+        currentFile: path.basename(inputFile),
+        success: !error
+      });
+
+      // Process next file
+      processNextFile(index + 1);
+    });
+  };
+
+  // Start processing
+  processNextFile(0);
+}
+
+// Handle command line interface for file conversion
+function handleCLIConversion(args) {
+  const command = args[0];
+  const filePath = args[args.length - 1]; // File path is always last argument
+  
+  if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+    console.error(`Error: File not found: ${filePath}`);
+    app.quit();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Show conversion dialog for --convert command
+  if (command === '--convert') {
+    showConversionDialog(filePath);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Direct conversion for --convert-to command
+  if (command === '--convert-to' && args.length >= 3) {
+    const format = args[1];
+    performCLIConversion(filePath, format);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.error('Usage: --convert <file> OR --convert-to <format> <file>');
+  app.quit();
+}
+
+// Show conversion dialog for CLI
+function showConversionDialog(filePath) {
+  const { dialog } = require('electron');
+  
+  // Create a hidden window for dialog operations
+  const hiddenWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+    show: false,
+    webPreferences: {
+      nodeIntegration: true,
+      contextIsolation: false
+    }
+  });
+
+  const formats = [
+    { name: 'PDF', value: 'pdf' },
+    { name: 'HTML', value: 'html' },
+    { name: 'DOCX', value: 'docx' },
+    { name: 'LaTeX', value: 'latex' },
+    { name: 'RTF', value: 'rtf' },
+    { name: 'ODT', value: 'odt' },
+    { name: 'PowerPoint', value: 'pptx' }
+  ];
+
+  // Create format selection dialog using message box
+  const formatButtons = formats.map(f => f.name);
+  formatButtons.push('Cancel');
+
+  dialog.showMessageBox(hiddenWindow, {
+    type: 'question',
+    title: 'PanConverter - Choose Format',
+    message: `Convert "${path.basename(filePath)}" to:`,
+    detail: 'Select the output format for conversion',
+    buttons: formatButtons,
+    defaultId: 0,
+    cancelId: formatButtons.length - 1
+  }).then(result => {
+    if (result.response < formats.length) {
+      const selectedFormat = formats[result.response].value;
+      performCLIConversion(filePath, selectedFormat);
+    } else {
+      console.log('Conversion cancelled');
+      app.quit();
+    }
+    hiddenWindow.destroy();
+  });
+}
+
+// Perform CLI conversion
+function performCLIConversion(inputPath, format) {
+  try {
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(inputPath, 'utf-8');
+    const outputPath = inputPath.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, `.${format}`);
+    
+    console.log(`Converting "${path.basename(inputPath)}" to ${format.toUpperCase()}...`);
+    
+    // Use existing export functions but with CLI output
+    const pandocCommand = buildPandocCommand(content, format, outputPath);
+    
+    exec(pandocCommand, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (error) {
+        console.error(`Conversion failed: ${error.message}`);
+        if (stderr) console.error(`Details: ${stderr}`);
+        app.quit();
+        return;
+      }
+      
+      console.log(`Successfully converted to: ${outputPath}`);
+      
+      // Show Windows notification
+      if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+        exec(`powershell -Command "New-BurntToastNotification -Text 'PanConverter', 'File converted to ${format.toUpperCase()}' -AppLogo '${path.join(__dirname, '../assets/icon.png')}'"`, () => {});
+      }
+      
+      app.quit();
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error reading file: ${error.message}`);
+    app.quit();
+  }
+}
+
+// Build Pandoc command for CLI conversion
+function buildPandocCommand(content, format, outputPath) {
+  const inputFile = path.join(require('os').tmpdir(), `panconverter_temp_${Date.now()}.md`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(inputFile, content, 'utf-8');
+  
+  let command = `pandoc "${inputFile}" -o "${outputPath}"`;
+  
+  switch (format) {
+    case 'pdf':
+      command += ' --pdf-engine=xelatex --variable geometry:margin=1in';
+      break;
+    case 'html':
+      command += ' --self-contained --css';
+      break;
+    case 'docx':
+      command += ' --reference-doc';
+      break;
+    case 'latex':
+      command += ' --standalone';
+      break;
+    case 'pptx':
+      command += ' --slide-level=2';
+      break;
+  }
+  
+  return command;
+}
+
 app.whenReady().then(() => {
+  // Check for command line conversion requests
+  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+  if (args.length >= 2 && (args[0] === '--convert' || args[0] === '--convert-to')) {
+    handleCLIConversion(args);
+    return; // Don't create window for CLI operations
+  }
+  
  createWindow();
  
  // Handle file association on app startup
@@ -497,6 +1236,30 @@ app.on('activate', () => {
  }
 });

+// IPC handlers for recent files
+ipcMain.on('save-recent-files', (event, recentFiles) => {
+  try {
+    const userDataPath = app.getPath('userData');
+    const recentFilesPath = path.join(userDataPath, 'recent-files.json');
+    fs.writeFileSync(recentFilesPath, JSON.stringify(recentFiles, null, 2));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error saving recent files:', error);
+  }
+});
+
+ipcMain.on('clear-recent-files', (event) => {
+  try {
+    const userDataPath = app.getPath('userData');
+    const recentFilesPath = path.join(userDataPath, 'recent-files.json');
+    fs.writeFileSync(recentFilesPath, JSON.stringify([], null, 2));
+    // Rebuild menu to reflect changes
+    createMenu();
+    event.reply('recent-files-cleared');
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error clearing recent files:', error);
+  }
+});
+
 // Handle file opening on macOS
 app.on('open-file', (event, filePath) => {
  event.preventDefault();
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ marked.setOptions({
        if (lang && hljs.getLanguage(lang)) {
            try {
                return hljs.highlight(code, { language: lang }).value;
-            } catch (err) {}
+            } catch (err) {
+                // Fallback to auto highlighting if language-specific highlighting fails
+                console.warn('Syntax highlighting failed for language:', lang, err.message);
+            }
        }
        return hljs.highlightAuto(code).value;
    },
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ class TabManager {
        this.nextTabId = 2;
        this.isPreviewVisible = true;
        this.showLineNumbers = false;
+        this.autoSaveInterval = null;
+        this.autoSaveDelay = 30000; // 30 seconds
+        this.recentFiles = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('recentFiles') || '[]');
        
        // Initialize first tab
        this.tabs.set(1, {
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ class TabManager {
            if (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) {
                switch (e.key) {
                    case 'n':
+                    case 't':
                        e.preventDefault();
                        this.createNewTab();
                        break;
@@ -80,10 +87,6 @@ class TabManager {
                            this.closeTab(this.activeTabId);
                        }
                        break;
-                    case 't':
-                        e.preventDefault();
-                        this.createNewTab();
-                        break;
                    case 'Tab':
                        if (this.tabs.size > 1) {
                            e.preventDefault();
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ class TabManager {
        this.tabs.set(newTabId, tab);
        this.createTabElements(tab);
        this.switchToTab(newTabId);
+        this.startAutoSave();
        this.updateTabBar();
    }
    
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ class TabManager {
        
        // Notify main process about current file for exports
        const tab = this.tabs.get(tabId);
-        if (tab && tab.filePath) {
+        if (tab?.filePath) {
            ipcRenderer.send('set-current-file', tab.filePath);
        }
    }
@@ -169,14 +173,16 @@ class TabManager {
        
        const tab = this.tabs.get(tabId);
        if (tab.isDirty) {
-            // TODO: Show confirmation dialog
+            // Show confirmation dialog for unsaved changes
+            const result = confirm('You have unsaved changes. Do you want to close this tab without saving?');
+            if (!result) return;
        }
        
        // Remove tab elements
        const tabElement = document.querySelector(`[data-tab-id="${tabId}"]`);
        const tabContent = document.getElementById(`tab-content-${tabId}`);
        
-        if (tabElement && tabElement.classList.contains('tab')) {
+        if (tabElement?.classList.contains('tab')) {
            tabElement.remove();
        }
        if (tabContent) {
@@ -258,7 +264,6 @@ class TabManager {
        if (!tab) return;
        
        const editor = document.getElementById(`editor-${tabId}`);
-        const preview = document.getElementById(`preview-${tabId}`);
        
        if (editor) {
            editor.value = tab.content;
@@ -284,8 +289,25 @@ class TabManager {
            const html = marked.parse(tab.content);
            const sanitizedHtml = DOMPurify.sanitize(html);
            preview.innerHTML = sanitizedHtml;
+
+            // Render math expressions if KaTeX is available
+            if (window.katex && window.renderMathInElement) {
+                try {
+                    window.renderMathInElement(preview, {
+                        delimiters: [
+                            {left: '$$', right: '$$', display: true},
+                            {left: '$', right: '$', display: false},
+                            {left: '\\[', right: '\\]', display: true},
+                            {left: '\\(', right: '\\)', display: false}
+                        ]
+                    });
+                } catch (mathError) {
+                    console.warn('Math rendering error:', mathError);
+                }
+            }
        } catch (error) {
-            preview.innerHTML = '<p>Error rendering preview</p>';
+            console.error('Error rendering preview:', error);
+            preview.innerHTML = '<p class="error">Error rendering preview. Please check your markdown syntax.</p>';
        }
    }
    
@@ -325,9 +347,32 @@ class TabManager {
        const tab = this.tabs.get(this.activeTabId);
        if (!tab) return;

-        const words = tab.content.trim().split(/\\s+/).filter(word => word.length > 0).length;
-        const chars = tab.content.length;
-        document.getElementById('word-count').textContent = `Words: ${words} | Characters: ${chars}`;
+        const content = tab.content;
+        const words = content.trim() ? content.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(word => word.length > 0).length : 0;
+        const chars = content.length;
+        const charsNoSpaces = content.replace(/\s/g, '').length;
+
+        // Enhanced statistics
+        const lines = content.split('\n').length;
+        const paragraphs = content.split(/\n\s*\n/).filter(p => p.trim()).length;
+        const readingTime = Math.ceil(words / 200); // Average reading speed: 200 words/minute
+        const sentences = content.split(/[.!?]+/).filter(s => s.trim()).length;
+
+        // Update the word count display with enhanced stats
+        const basicStats = `Words: ${words} | Characters: ${chars} (${charsNoSpaces} no spaces)`;
+        const enhancedStats = `Lines: ${lines} | Paragraphs: ${paragraphs} | Sentences: ${sentences} | Reading time: ${readingTime} min`;
+
+        document.getElementById('word-count').textContent = basicStats;
+
+        // Add enhanced stats to a separate element
+        let enhancedEl = document.getElementById('enhanced-stats');
+        if (!enhancedEl) {
+            enhancedEl = document.createElement('div');
+            enhancedEl.id = 'enhanced-stats';
+            enhancedEl.className = 'enhanced-stats';
+            document.querySelector('.status-bar').appendChild(enhancedEl);
+        }
+        enhancedEl.textContent = enhancedStats;
    }
    
    setupEditorEvents() {
@@ -409,6 +454,83 @@ class TabManager {
        }
    }

+    // Auto-save functionality
+    startAutoSave() {
+        if (this.autoSaveInterval) {
+            clearInterval(this.autoSaveInterval);
+        }
+
+        this.autoSaveInterval = setInterval(() => {
+            this.performAutoSave();
+        }, this.autoSaveDelay);
+    }
+
+    stopAutoSave() {
+        if (this.autoSaveInterval) {
+            clearInterval(this.autoSaveInterval);
+            this.autoSaveInterval = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    performAutoSave() {
+        const tab = this.tabs.get(this.activeTabId);
+        if (!tab || !tab.filePath || !tab.content) return;
+
+        // Only auto-save if content has changed since last save
+        if (tab.lastSavedContent !== tab.content) {
+            ipcRenderer.send('save-file', { path: tab.filePath, content: tab.content });
+            tab.lastSavedContent = tab.content;
+
+            // Show brief auto-save indicator
+            this.showAutoSaveIndicator();
+        }
+    }
+
+    showAutoSaveIndicator() {
+        const indicator = document.createElement('div');
+        indicator.textContent = 'Auto-saved';
+        indicator.className = 'auto-save-indicator';
+        document.body.appendChild(indicator);
+
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            indicator.classList.add('fade-out');
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (indicator.parentNode) {
+                    indicator.parentNode.removeChild(indicator);
+                }
+            }, 300);
+        }, 1500);
+    }
+
+    // Recent files functionality
+    addToRecentFiles(filePath) {
+        if (!filePath) return;
+
+        // Remove if already exists
+        this.recentFiles = this.recentFiles.filter(f => f !== filePath);
+
+        // Add to beginning
+        this.recentFiles.unshift(filePath);
+
+        // Keep only last 10 files
+        this.recentFiles = this.recentFiles.slice(0, 10);
+
+        // Save to localStorage and sync with main process
+        localStorage.setItem('recentFiles', JSON.stringify(this.recentFiles));
+        window.electronAPI.send('save-recent-files', this.recentFiles);
+    }
+
+    getRecentFiles() {
+        return this.recentFiles.filter(file => {
+            // Check if file still exists (basic check by trying to access it)
+            try {
+                return file && file.length > 0;
+            } catch (e) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
    setupToolbarEvents() {
        // Existing toolbar setup...
        document.getElementById('btn-preview-toggle').addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -459,6 +581,8 @@ class TabManager {
        }
        
        this.restoreTabState(this.activeTabId);
+        this.startAutoSave();
+        this.addToRecentFiles(filePath);
        this.updateTabBar();
    }
    
@@ -482,6 +606,9 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
    // Request current theme
    ipcRenderer.send('get-theme');

+    // Signal that renderer is ready for file operations
+    ipcRenderer.send('renderer-ready');
+    
    // Set up auto-save interval
    setInterval(() => {
        // Auto-save logic for all tabs
@@ -570,3 +697,452 @@ ipcRenderer.on('adjust-font-size', (event, action) => {
    }
    updateFontSizes(currentFontSize);
 });
+
+// Export Dialog functionality
+let currentExportFormat = null;
+
+ipcRenderer.on('show-export-dialog', (event, format) => {
+    currentExportFormat = format;
+    showExportDialog(format);
+});
+
+function showExportDialog(format) {
+    const dialog = document.getElementById('export-dialog');
+    const title = document.getElementById('export-dialog-title');
+
+    title.textContent = `Export as ${format.toUpperCase()}`;
+    dialog.setAttribute('data-format', format);
+    dialog.classList.remove('hidden');
+
+    // Initialize form values
+    initializeExportForm(format);
+}
+
+function hideExportDialog() {
+    const dialog = document.getElementById('export-dialog');
+    dialog.classList.add('hidden');
+    currentExportFormat = null;
+}
+
+function initializeExportForm(format) {
+    // Reset advanced export toggle to unchecked
+    const advancedToggle = document.getElementById('advanced-export-toggle');
+    const advancedOptions = document.getElementById('advanced-export-options');
+
+    advancedToggle.checked = false;
+    advancedOptions.classList.add('hidden');
+
+    // Reset form to defaults
+    document.getElementById('export-template').value = 'default';
+    document.getElementById('custom-template-path').style.display = 'none';
+
+    // Clear metadata fields
+    const metadataFields = document.querySelectorAll('.metadata-field');
+    metadataFields.forEach((field, index) => {
+        if (index < 4) { // Keep first 4 default fields
+            field.querySelector('.metadata-key').value = ['title', 'author', 'date', 'subject'][index] || '';
+            field.querySelector('.metadata-value').value = '';
+        } else {
+            field.remove(); // Remove additional fields
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Reset checkboxes and other fields
+    document.getElementById('export-toc').checked = false;
+    document.getElementById('export-number-sections').checked = false;
+    document.getElementById('export-citeproc').checked = false;
+    document.getElementById('export-toc-depth').value = 3;
+
+    // PDF-specific fields
+    if (format === 'pdf') {
+        document.getElementById('pdf-engine').value = 'xelatex';
+        document.getElementById('pdf-geometry').value = 'margin=1in';
+        document.getElementById('custom-geometry').style.display = 'none';
+    }
+
+    // Clear bibliography fields
+    document.getElementById('bibliography-file').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('csl-file').value = '';
+}
+
+function collectExportOptions() {
+    const advancedMode = document.getElementById('advanced-export-toggle').checked;
+    const options = {};
+
+    if (advancedMode) {
+        // Collect advanced options
+        options.template = document.getElementById('export-template').value;
+        options.metadata = {};
+        options.variables = {};
+        options.toc = document.getElementById('export-toc').checked;
+        options.tocDepth = document.getElementById('export-toc-depth').value;
+        options.numberSections = document.getElementById('export-number-sections').checked;
+        options.citeproc = document.getElementById('export-citeproc').checked;
+    } else {
+        // Collect basic options only
+        options.template = 'default';
+        options.metadata = {};
+        options.variables = {};
+        options.toc = document.getElementById('basic-toc').checked;
+        options.tocDepth = 3;
+        options.numberSections = document.getElementById('basic-number-sections').checked;
+        options.citeproc = false;
+    }
+
+    if (advancedMode) {
+        // Collect custom template path
+        if (options.template === 'custom') {
+            options.template = document.getElementById('custom-template-path').value.trim();
+        }
+
+        // Collect metadata
+        const metadataFields = document.querySelectorAll('.metadata-field');
+        metadataFields.forEach(field => {
+            const key = field.querySelector('.metadata-key').value.trim();
+            const value = field.querySelector('.metadata-value').value.trim();
+            if (key && value) {
+                options.metadata[key] = value;
+            }
+        });
+
+        // PDF-specific options
+        if (currentExportFormat === 'pdf') {
+            options.pdfEngine = document.getElementById('pdf-engine').value;
+            const geometrySelect = document.getElementById('pdf-geometry');
+            if (geometrySelect.value === 'custom') {
+                options.geometry = document.getElementById('custom-geometry').value.trim() || 'margin=1in';
+            } else {
+                options.geometry = geometrySelect.value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Bibliography
+        const bibFile = document.getElementById('bibliography-file').value.trim();
+        const cslFile = document.getElementById('csl-file').value.trim();
+        if (bibFile) options.bibliography = bibFile;
+        if (cslFile) options.csl = cslFile;
+    } else {
+        // Basic mode - set default PDF options if needed
+        if (currentExportFormat === 'pdf') {
+            options.pdfEngine = 'xelatex';
+            options.geometry = 'margin=1in';
+        }
+    }
+
+    return options;
+}
+
+// Event listeners for export dialog
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    // Template selection
+    document.getElementById('export-template').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+        const customPath = document.getElementById('custom-template-path');
+        const fileInput = document.getElementById('template-file-input');
+
+        if (e.target.value === 'custom') {
+            customPath.style.display = 'block';
+            fileInput.style.display = 'block';
+        } else {
+            customPath.style.display = 'none';
+            fileInput.style.display = 'none';
+            customPath.value = '';
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Advanced export toggle
+    document.getElementById('advanced-export-toggle').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+        const advancedOptions = document.getElementById('advanced-export-options');
+        if (e.target.checked) {
+            advancedOptions.classList.remove('hidden');
+        } else {
+            advancedOptions.classList.add('hidden');
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Template file input
+    document.getElementById('template-file-input').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+        const file = e.target.files[0];
+        if (file) {
+            document.getElementById('custom-template-path').value = file.path;
+        }
+    });
+
+    // PDF geometry selection
+    document.getElementById('pdf-geometry').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+        const customGeometry = document.getElementById('custom-geometry');
+        if (e.target.value === 'custom') {
+            customGeometry.style.display = 'block';
+        } else {
+            customGeometry.style.display = 'none';
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Add metadata field
+    document.getElementById('add-metadata-field').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const container = document.querySelector('.metadata-container');
+        const newField = document.createElement('div');
+        newField.className = 'metadata-field';
+        newField.innerHTML = `
+            <input type="text" placeholder="key" class="metadata-key">
+            <input type="text" placeholder="value" class="metadata-value">
+        `;
+        container.appendChild(newField);
+    });
+
+    // Browse bibliography
+    document.getElementById('browse-bibliography').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const input = document.createElement('input');
+        input.type = 'file';
+        input.accept = '.bib,.yaml,.yml,.json';
+        input.onchange = (e) => {
+            const file = e.target.files[0];
+            if (file) {
+                document.getElementById('bibliography-file').value = file.path;
+            }
+        };
+        input.click();
+    });
+
+    // Browse CSL
+    document.getElementById('browse-csl').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const input = document.createElement('input');
+        input.type = 'file';
+        input.accept = '.csl';
+        input.onchange = (e) => {
+            const file = e.target.files[0];
+            if (file) {
+                document.getElementById('csl-file').value = file.path;
+            }
+        };
+        input.click();
+    });
+
+    // Dialog close buttons
+    document.getElementById('export-dialog-close').addEventListener('click', hideExportDialog);
+    document.getElementById('export-cancel').addEventListener('click', hideExportDialog);
+
+    // Export confirm
+    document.getElementById('export-confirm').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const options = collectExportOptions();
+        ipcRenderer.send('export-with-options', {
+            format: currentExportFormat,
+            options: options
+        });
+        hideExportDialog();
+    });
+
+    // Close on backdrop click
+    document.getElementById('export-dialog').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        if (e.target === document.getElementById('export-dialog')) {
+            hideExportDialog();
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Close on Escape key
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Escape' && !document.getElementById('export-dialog').classList.contains('hidden')) {
+            hideExportDialog();
+        }
+    });
+});
+
+// Batch Conversion Dialog functionality
+let currentBatchOptions = {};
+
+ipcRenderer.on('show-batch-dialog', () => {
+    showBatchDialog();
+});
+
+ipcRenderer.on('batch-progress', (event, progress) => {
+    updateBatchProgress(progress);
+});
+
+ipcRenderer.on('folder-selected', (event, { type, path }) => {
+    if (type === 'input') {
+        document.getElementById('batch-input-folder').value = path;
+    } else if (type === 'output') {
+        document.getElementById('batch-output-folder').value = path;
+    }
+    validateBatchForm();
+});
+
+function showBatchDialog() {
+    const dialog = document.getElementById('batch-dialog');
+    dialog.classList.remove('hidden');
+
+    // Reset form
+    document.getElementById('batch-input-folder').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('batch-output-folder').value = '';
+    document.getElementById('batch-format').value = 'html';
+    document.getElementById('batch-include-subfolders').checked = true;
+    document.getElementById('batch-progress').classList.add('hidden');
+    document.getElementById('batch-start').disabled = true;
+
+    currentBatchOptions = {
+        template: 'default',
+        metadata: {},
+        variables: {},
+        toc: false,
+        tocDepth: 3,
+        numberSections: false,
+        citeproc: false
+    };
+}
+
+function hideBatchDialog() {
+    const dialog = document.getElementById('batch-dialog');
+    dialog.classList.add('hidden');
+}
+
+function updateBatchProgress(progress) {
+    const progressSection = document.getElementById('batch-progress');
+    const progressFill = document.getElementById('batch-progress-fill');
+    const progressText = document.getElementById('batch-progress-text');
+    const progressCount = document.getElementById('batch-progress-count');
+
+    progressSection.classList.remove('hidden');
+
+    const percentage = Math.round((progress.completed / progress.total) * 100);
+    progressFill.style.width = `${percentage}%`;
+
+    if (progress.completed === progress.total) {
+        progressText.textContent = 'Conversion complete!';
+    } else {
+        progressText.textContent = `Processing: ${progress.currentFile}`;
+    }
+
+    progressCount.textContent = `${progress.completed} / ${progress.total}`;
+}
+
+function validateBatchForm() {
+    const inputFolder = document.getElementById('batch-input-folder').value.trim();
+    const outputFolder = document.getElementById('batch-output-folder').value.trim();
+    const startButton = document.getElementById('batch-start');
+
+    startButton.disabled = !inputFolder || !outputFolder;
+}
+
+// Event listeners for batch dialog
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    // Browse input folder
+    document.getElementById('browse-input-folder').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        ipcRenderer.send('select-folder', 'input');
+    });
+
+    // Browse output folder
+    document.getElementById('browse-output-folder').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        ipcRenderer.send('select-folder', 'output');
+    });
+
+    // Show advanced options
+    document.getElementById('batch-show-options').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const format = document.getElementById('batch-format').value;
+        currentExportFormat = format;
+        showExportDialog(format);
+    });
+
+    // Dialog close buttons
+    document.getElementById('batch-dialog-close').addEventListener('click', hideBatchDialog);
+    document.getElementById('batch-cancel').addEventListener('click', hideBatchDialog);
+
+    // Start batch conversion
+    document.getElementById('batch-start').addEventListener('click', () => {
+        const inputFolder = document.getElementById('batch-input-folder').value.trim();
+        const outputFolder = document.getElementById('batch-output-folder').value.trim();
+        const format = document.getElementById('batch-format').value;
+
+        if (!inputFolder || !outputFolder) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Use current export options from advanced dialog if they were set
+        const options = currentBatchOptions;
+
+        // Start batch conversion
+        ipcRenderer.send('batch-convert', {
+            inputFolder,
+            outputFolder,
+            format,
+            options
+        });
+
+        // Show progress
+        document.getElementById('batch-progress').classList.remove('hidden');
+        document.getElementById('batch-start').disabled = true;
+    });
+
+    // Close on backdrop click
+    document.getElementById('batch-dialog').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+        if (e.target === document.getElementById('batch-dialog')) {
+            hideBatchDialog();
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Close on Escape key (modified to handle both dialogs)
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+            if (!document.getElementById('export-dialog').classList.contains('hidden')) {
+                hideExportDialog();
+            } else if (!document.getElementById('batch-dialog').classList.contains('hidden')) {
+                hideBatchDialog();
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Input validation
+    document.getElementById('batch-input-folder').addEventListener('input', validateBatchForm);
+    document.getElementById('batch-output-folder').addEventListener('input', validateBatchForm);
+});
+
+// Override the export dialog confirm to also save batch options
+const originalExportConfirm = document.getElementById('export-confirm');
+if (originalExportConfirm) {
+    originalExportConfirm.addEventListener('click', () => {
+        // If batch dialog is open, save options for batch conversion
+        if (!document.getElementById('batch-dialog').classList.contains('hidden')) {
+            currentBatchOptions = collectExportOptions();
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+// IPC event listeners for recent files functionality
+if (window.electronAPI) {
+    window.electronAPI.on('recent-files-cleared', () => {
+        tabManager.recentFiles = [];
+        localStorage.setItem('recentFiles', JSON.stringify([]));
+        console.log('Recent files cleared');
+    });
+}
+
+// Add math rendering support using KaTeX for enhanced preview
+function initMathSupport() {
+    // Add KaTeX CSS
+    const katexCSS = document.createElement('link');
+    katexCSS.rel = 'stylesheet';
+    katexCSS.href = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.16.8/dist/katex.min.css';
+    katexCSS.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+    document.head.appendChild(katexCSS);
+
+    // Add KaTeX JS
+    const katexJS = document.createElement('script');
+    katexJS.src = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.16.8/dist/katex.min.js';
+    katexJS.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+    katexJS.onload = () => {
+        // Add auto-render extension
+        const autoRenderJS = document.createElement('script');
+        autoRenderJS.src = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/katex@0.16.8/dist/contrib/auto-render.min.js';
+        autoRenderJS.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+        autoRenderJS.onload = () => {
+            console.log('Math support (KaTeX) initialized');
+            // Re-render current preview to include math
+            if (tabManager) {
+                tabManager.updatePreview();
+            }
+        };
+        document.head.appendChild(autoRenderJS);
+    };
+    document.head.appendChild(katexJS);
+}
+
+// Initialize math support on load
+initMathSupport();
@@ -835,6 +835,531 @@ body.theme-github .status-bar {
    flex: 1;
 }

+/* Export Options Dialog */
+.export-dialog {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    z-index: 1000;
+}
+
+.export-dialog.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-content {
+    background: #fff;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    width: 90%;
+    max-width: 600px;
+    max-height: 80vh;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 16px 20px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-header h3 {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-body {
+    padding: 20px;
+}
+
+.export-section {
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.export-section label {
+    display: block;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    color: #333;
+}
+
+.export-section select,
+.export-section input[type="text"],
+.export-section input[type="number"] {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.export-section select:focus,
+.export-section input:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: #007acc;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(0, 122, 204, 0.1);
+}
+
+.metadata-container {
+    border: 1px solid #eee;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 12px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.metadata-field {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.metadata-field:last-child {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.metadata-key {
+    flex: 0 0 120px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.metadata-value {
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.checkbox-group {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.checkbox-group label {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"] {
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.form-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.form-row label {
+    flex: 0 0 120px;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.form-row input,
+.form-row select {
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.form-row button {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    background: #f5f5f5;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.form-row button:hover {
+    background: #e8e8e8;
+}
+
+.pdf-only {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.export-dialog[data-format="pdf"] .pdf-only {
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-footer {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 16px 20px;
+    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
+    background: #f8f9fa;
+    border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-footer button {
+    padding: 10px 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-footer button.primary {
+    background: #007acc;
+    color: white;
+    border-color: #007acc;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-footer button.primary:hover {
+    background: #005fa3;
+    border-color: #005fa3;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-footer button:not(.primary) {
+    background: #f5f5f5;
+}
+
+.export-dialog-footer button:not(.primary):hover {
+    background: #e8e8e8;
+}
+
+#export-dialog-close {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    font-size: 20px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 0;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+#export-dialog-close:hover {
+    background: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+#add-metadata-field {
+    padding: 6px 12px;
+    background: #f8f9fa;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    color: #666;
+}
+
+#add-metadata-field:hover {
+    background: #e9ecef;
+}
+
+/* Theme support for export dialog */
+body.theme-dark .export-dialog-content {
+    background: #2d2d2d;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .export-dialog-header {
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .export-dialog-footer {
+    background: #333;
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .export-section label {
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .export-section select,
+body.theme-dark .export-section input {
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+    border-color: #555;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .metadata-container {
+    border-color: #444;
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .form-row button,
+body.theme-dark #add-metadata-field {
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+    border-color: #555;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .form-row button:hover,
+body.theme-dark #add-metadata-field:hover {
+    background: #333;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark #export-dialog-close:hover {
+    background: #444;
+}
+
+/* Batch Conversion Dialog */
+.batch-dialog {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    z-index: 1000;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-content {
+    background: #fff;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+    width: 90%;
+    max-width: 500px;
+    max-height: 80vh;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 16px 20px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-header h3 {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-body {
+    padding: 20px;
+}
+
+.batch-section {
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.batch-section label {
+    display: block;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+    color: #333;
+}
+
+.batch-section select,
+.batch-section input[type="text"] {
+    width: 100%;
+    padding: 8px 12px;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.folder-input-group {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.folder-input-group input {
+    flex: 1;
+}
+
+.folder-input-group button {
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    background: #f5f5f5;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.folder-input-group button:hover {
+    background: #e8e8e8;
+}
+
+.batch-section label input[type="checkbox"] {
+    margin-right: 8px;
+}
+
+#batch-show-options {
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    background: #f8f9fa;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    color: #666;
+}
+
+#batch-show-options:hover {
+    background: #e9ecef;
+}
+
+.batch-progress {
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 16px;
+    background: #f8f9fa;
+}
+
+.progress-bar {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 8px;
+    background: #e0e0e0;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.progress-fill {
+    height: 100%;
+    background: #007acc;
+    transition: width 0.3s ease;
+    width: 0%;
+}
+
+.progress-text {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    color: #666;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 16px 20px;
+    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
+    background: #f8f9fa;
+    border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer button {
+    padding: 10px 20px;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer button.primary {
+    background: #007acc;
+    color: white;
+    border-color: #007acc;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer button.primary:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    background: #005fa3;
+    border-color: #005fa3;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer button.primary:disabled {
+    background: #ccc;
+    border-color: #ccc;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer button:not(.primary) {
+    background: #f5f5f5;
+}
+
+.batch-dialog-footer button:not(.primary):hover {
+    background: #e8e8e8;
+}
+
+#batch-dialog-close {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    font-size: 20px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 0;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+#batch-dialog-close:hover {
+    background: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+/* Theme support for batch dialog */
+body.theme-dark .batch-dialog-content {
+    background: #2d2d2d;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .batch-dialog-header {
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .batch-dialog-footer {
+    background: #333;
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .batch-section label {
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .batch-section select,
+body.theme-dark .batch-section input {
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+    border-color: #555;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .folder-input-group button,
+body.theme-dark #batch-show-options {
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+    border-color: #555;
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .folder-input-group button:hover,
+body.theme-dark #batch-show-options:hover {
+    background: #333;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .batch-progress {
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .progress-text {
+    color: #ccc;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark #batch-dialog-close:hover {
+    background: #444;
+}
+
 /* Theme support for find dialog */
 body.theme-dark .find-dialog {
    background: #2d2d2d;
@@ -882,3 +1407,180 @@ body.theme-github .line-numbers {
    border-right-color: #e1e4e8;
    color: #586069;
 }
+
+/* Advanced Export Toggle Styles */
+.export-mode-toggle {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
+    padding-bottom: 15px;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.checkbox-label {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+}
+
+.checkbox-label input[type="checkbox"] {
+    margin-right: 10px;
+    transform: scale(1.2);
+}
+
+.export-help {
+    color: #666;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    font-style: italic;
+    margin-left: 25px;
+}
+
+.advanced-options {
+    transition: all 0.3s ease;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.advanced-options.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.basic-options {
+    background: #f8f9fa;
+    border: 1px solid #e9ecef;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    padding: 15px;
+    margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.basic-options label {
+    font-weight: normal;
+    margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+/* Theme support for advanced export toggle */
+body.theme-dark .export-mode-toggle {
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .export-help {
+    color: #999;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .basic-options {
+    background: #1a1a1a;
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark .checkbox-label {
+    color: #f0f0f0;
+}
+
+body.theme-solarized .export-mode-toggle {
+    border-color: #eee8d5;
+}
+
+body.theme-solarized .export-help {
+    color: #586e75;
+}
+
+body.theme-solarized .basic-options {
+    background: #fdf6e3;
+    border-color: #eee8d5;
+}
+
+body.theme-monokai .export-mode-toggle {
+    border-color: #49483e;
+}
+
+body.theme-monokai .export-help {
+    color: #75715e;
+}
+
+body.theme-monokai .basic-options {
+    background: #2f2f2f;
+    border-color: #49483e;
+}
+
+body.theme-github .export-mode-toggle {
+    border-color: #e1e4e8;
+}
+
+body.theme-github .export-help {
+    color: #586069;
+}
+
+body.theme-github .basic-options {
+    background: #f6f8fa;
+    border-color: #e1e4e8;
+}
+
+/* Enhanced Statistics Styles */
+.enhanced-stats {
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: #666;
+    padding: 2px 0;
+    border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
+    margin-top: 2px;
+    font-family: monospace;
+}
+
+/* Theme support for enhanced stats */
+body.theme-dark .enhanced-stats {
+    color: #999;
+    border-color: #444;
+}
+
+body.theme-solarized .enhanced-stats {
+    color: #586e75;
+    border-color: #eee8d5;
+}
+
+body.theme-monokai .enhanced-stats {
+    color: #75715e;
+    border-color: #49483e;
+}
+
+body.theme-github .enhanced-stats {
+    color: #586069;
+    border-color: #e1e4e8;
+}
+
+/* Auto-save indicator */
+.auto-save-indicator {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 20px;
+    right: 20px;
+    background: #28a745;
+    color: white;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    z-index: 10000;
+    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+    animation: slideInRight 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.auto-save-indicator.fade-out {
+    animation: fadeOut 0.3s ease-out forwards;
+}
+
+@keyframes slideInRight {
+    from {
+        transform: translateX(100%);
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+    to {
+        transform: translateX(0);
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeOut {
+    from {
+        opacity: 1;
+    }
+    to {
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Test script to verify export functionality
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+console.log('Testing export functionality...');
+
+// Test 1: Check if pandoc is available
+console.log('\n1. Checking Pandoc availability...');
+exec('pandoc --version', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+  if (error) {
+    console.log('❌ Pandoc not available:', error.message);
+    console.log('✅ Built-in HTML and PDF export should work');
+  } else {
+    console.log('✅ Pandoc is available');
+    console.log('   Version info:', stdout.split('\n')[0]);
+  }
+});
+
+// Test 2: Check if test markdown file exists
+console.log('\n2. Checking test file...');
+const testFile = path.join(__dirname, 'test-export.md');
+if (fs.existsSync(testFile)) {
+  console.log('✅ Test markdown file exists:', testFile);
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(testFile, 'utf8');
+  console.log('   File size:', content.length, 'characters');
+} else {
+  console.log('❌ Test markdown file not found');
+}
+
+// Test 3: Check marked library
+console.log('\n3. Testing marked library...');
+try {
+  const marked = require('marked');
+  const testMarkdown = '# Test\nThis is a **test** markdown.';
+  const html = marked.parse(testMarkdown);
+  console.log('✅ Marked library working');
+  console.log('   Sample output:', html.substring(0, 50) + '...');
+} catch (error) {
+  console.log('❌ Marked library error:', error.message);
+}
+
+console.log('\n✅ Export functionality test completed!');
+console.log('\nHow to test exports:');
+console.log('1. Open the application');
+console.log('2. Open test-export.md file');
+console.log('3. Try exporting to HTML (should work without Pandoc)');
+console.log('4. Try exporting to PDF (should work without Pandoc)');
+console.log('5. Try exporting to DOCX (requires Pandoc)');
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Test Document
+
+This is a test markdown document for export testing.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Bold text**
+- *Italic text*
+- [Links](https://example.com)
+
+## Code Example
+
+```javascript
+function hello() {
+    console.log("Hello World!");
+}
+```
+
+## Table
+
+| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
+|----------|----------|----------|
+| Value 1  | Value 2  | Value 3  |
+| Value 4  | Value 5  | Value 6  |
+
+This is a test document to verify export functionality.
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
amitwh	7b8a94150a	Merge windows branch with enhanced export functionality and CLI support - Combined advanced export options with built-in fallbacks - Integrated Windows context menu installation scripts - Added CLI conversion functionality - Enhanced error handling for pandoc availability - Updated to version 1.5.0 with comprehensive feature set - Resolved merge conflicts preserving all functionality	2025-09-21 23:01:52 +05:30
amitwh	2a12a1b034	Fix export functionality and improve Windows build - Fixed export function issues with comprehensive pandoc detection - Added built-in HTML and PDF export fallbacks (no pandoc required) - Improved error handling with clear user messages - Enhanced code quality with optional chaining and better error handling - Fixed NSIS installer script issues for Windows build - Added comprehensive logging and debugging for export process - Created test files and documentation for export functionality - Successfully builds Windows release with proper XLSX support Resolves export failures and provides robust fallback mechanisms.	2025-09-21 22:56:23 +05:30
amitwh	2bc3989c00	Create GEMINI.md	2025-09-21 21:47:12 +05:30
amitwhandClaude	f50ffe8ed2	Release v1.5.0: Enhanced Features and Open Source Compatibility Major improvements including optional advanced export options, removed proprietary dependencies for better open-source compatibility, and comprehensive new features for enhanced user experience. 🔧 Export Functions & Advanced Options: • Fixed export function issues after advanced options integration • Added optional advanced export checkbox (unchecked by default) • Clean UI separation between simple and advanced export workflows 🏗️ Open Source Compatibility: • Removed bundled Pandoc binaries - requires system installation • Replaced proprietary XLSX with open-source CSV export • Eliminated licensing concerns with bundled dependencies ✨ Advanced User Experience Features: • Auto-save system with visual indicators every 30 seconds • Enhanced document statistics (lines, paragraphs, sentences, reading time) • Recent files menu with persistent storage (last 10 files) • Mathematical expression support with KaTeX rendering • Improved export dialog with better user experience 📚 Updated documentation with new dependency requirements and features 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-09-15 16:36:23 +05:30
amitwhandClaude	5376bddc59	Release v1.4.0: Advanced Export Options and Batch Conversion Major Features: • Fixed file association loading issue with proper timing • Advanced export options dialog with templates and metadata support • Batch file conversion system with progress tracking • Enhanced UI with professional modal dialogs Technical Improvements: • Fixed renderer initialization timing for file association • Added comprehensive Pandoc options support (templates, metadata, variables) • Implemented recursive folder processing for batch operations • Enhanced error handling and user feedback systems • Theme-aware styling for all new components 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-09-14 22:42:53 +05:30
amitwhandClaude	978e642f0c	Update version to 1.4.0 with context menu integration - Bump version to 1.4.0 for context menu feature release - Add context menu integration to feature list in About dialog - Include command-line interface in feature highlights 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-09-09 01:05:01 +05:30
amitwhandClaude	00749ac52c	Add Windows Explorer context menu integration - Add context menu entries for all supported file types - Implement CLI interface with --convert and --convert-to commands - Create installation/uninstallation scripts (registry, PowerShell, batch) - Add NSIS installer integration for automatic context menu setup - Support direct conversion from right-click menu - Include comprehensive documentation and usage instructions 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>	2025-09-09 01:03:36 +05:30
amitwh	35310beccf	Add Claude settings	2025-09-01 23:14:36 +05:30
amitwh	e1f0aafa88	Update version to 1.3.3 and add font size adjustment features	2025-09-01 23:13:29 +05:30