Pandoc Templates
pandoc-templates.org catalogs community-contributed templates for converting Markdown to PDFs, Word docs, presentations, and other formats via Pandoc.
The site indexes templates for Pandoc, a document converter. Templates span multiple output formats (LaTeX, PDF, HTML, DOCX, EPUB, PPTX, ODT, reveal.js, ICML, terminal) and document types (articles, theses, CVs, letters, presentations, invoices, poems, homework, manuscripts). Featured templates include Eisvogel (7,162 stars, for lecture notes and exercises), The Markdown Resume (1,753 stars), a PhD thesis template (1,262 stars), and specialized formats for IEEE papers, MLA essays, journal submissions, and cookbooks. Most are hosted on GitHub with varying maintenance levels.
What HN community is saying
Users praised Pandoc's power and the discovery of templates they did not know existed. Common themes: Markdown with Pandoc beats WYSIWYG editors for versioning and consistency; some hit pain points with table formatting and font handling in PDF output via LaTeX. One user recommended Typst as an alternative to LaTeX for better page control and faster template generation. Others noted Quarto as a higher-level wrapper. A dissenting voice argued WYSIWYG remains better for most non-technical users, though replies countered that Markdown offers superior control for those willing to learn it.