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bmschmidt/pandoc-tools — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2023-04-30

★ 3TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A Rollup plugin for SvelteKit that lets you import Markdown, Word, or Jupyter files directly into your site as structured JSON.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Converts docs to JSON
      Rollup plugin
      Caches builds
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Pandoc
      SvelteKit
      Rollup
    Use cases
      Blogs
      Documentation sites
      Content import
    Audience
      Web developers
      Content authors

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Import Markdown, Word, or Jupyter notebook files directly into a SvelteKit site as JSON.

REASON 2

Build a blog or docs site where posts are authored in Markdown or Word and rendered automatically.

REASON 3

Separate document metadata like title and date from body content for custom page layouts.

REASON 4

Customize how each document element renders using the companion pandoc-svelte-components library.

What's in the stack?

TypeScriptPandocSvelteKitRollup

How it stacks up

bmschmidt/pandoc-toolsarpitbhalla/ts-backendbrijeshmarch16/ai-interview
Stars333
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2023-04-302022-06-09—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperpm founder

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Pandoc installed locally and a SvelteKit project to plug into.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to set up this Rollup plugin in my SvelteKit project to import .md files as JSON.
Prompt 2
Help me configure this toolkit to import a Word document and render its content on a page.
Prompt 3
Walk me through using pandoc-svelte-components to customize how headings and links render.
Prompt 4
Explain how the caching in this plugin avoids reprocessing files on every rebuild.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is pandoc-tools?

A Rollup plugin for SvelteKit that lets you import Markdown, Word, or Jupyter files directly into your site as structured JSON.

What language is pandoc-tools written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Pandoc, SvelteKit.

Is pandoc-tools actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-04-30).

How hard is pandoc-tools to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is pandoc-tools for?

Mainly developer.

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