📝 Rich Markdown Editor - Full-featured editor with syntax highlighting and toolbar
👁️ Live Preview - See your markdown rendered in real-time
🎨 Multiple Themes - Choose from Light, Dark, Solarized, Monokai, or GitHub themes
📤 Document Export - Convert to HTML, PDF, 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
📥 Document Import & Conversion - Import various document formats and convert between formats via Pandoc
📋 Table Creation Helper - Built-in table generator for easy markdown table creation
💾 Auto-Save - Never lose your work with automatic saving every 30 seconds
🖥️ Cross-Platform - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Installation

Prerequisites

Pandoc must be installed for export functionality
- Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install pandoc
- macOS: brew install pandoc
- Windows: Download installer from Pandoc website

Download

Download the latest release for your platform from the Releases page.

Linux

AppImage: PanConverter-1.2.0.AppImage (universal, may require --no-sandbox flag)
Debian Package: pan-converter_1.2.0_amd64.deb
Snap Package: pan-converter_1.2.0_amd64.snap

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/amitwh/pan-converter.git
cd pan-converter
npm install
npm start

Usage

Basic Workflow

Write - Use the editor to write your Markdown content
Preview - Toggle the preview pane to see rendered output
Theme - Choose your preferred theme from the View menu
Export - Export your document to various formats

Export Options

Documents: HTML, PDF, DOCX, LaTeX, RTF, ODT, EPUB
Presentations: PowerPoint (PPTX), OpenDocument Presentation (ODP)
Spreadsheets: Excel (XLSX/XLS), OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS)

Import & Conversion

Import Documents: Convert DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, PDF, and presentation files to Markdown
Cross-Format Conversion: Convert current file between multiple formats
Smart Presentation Handling: Automatic slide-level formatting for PPTX/ODP exports

Table Creation

Click the table button in the toolbar
Specify number of rows and columns
Automatically generates properly formatted Markdown tables

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl/Cmd + N - New file
Ctrl/Cmd + O - Open file
Ctrl/Cmd + S - Save file
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + S - Save as
Ctrl/Cmd + I - Import document
Ctrl/Cmd + P - Toggle preview
Ctrl/Cmd + Enter - Toggle preview (alternative)
Tab - Insert 4 spaces (in editor)

Building

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Generate icons
npm run generate-icons

# Build for current platform
npm run build

# Build for specific platform
npm run build:win    # Windows
npm run build:mac    # macOS  
npm run build:linux  # Linux (generates .deb, .AppImage, and .snap)

# Build for all platforms
npm run dist:all

Version History

v1.2.0 - Added PowerPoint export, document conversion menu, table creation helper, spreadsheet export
v1.1.0 - Added Excel/ODS spreadsheet export, updated author information, renamed to PanConverter
v1.0.0 - Initial release with basic markdown editing, themes, and Pandoc export

Known Issues

AppImage may require --no-sandbox flag on some Linux systems
Windows/Mac builds require platform-specific build environments
Large files may cause performance issues

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request to the GitHub repository.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Author

Amit Haridas - amit.wh@gmail.com

Acknowledgments

Built with Electron
Markdown parsing by marked
Export functionality powered by Pandoc
Syntax highlighting by highlight.js
Spreadsheet export by XLSX
HTML sanitization by DOMPurify