md-to-latex

name	md-to-latex
description	Convert Markdown to LaTeX source via Pandoc.
lastReviewed	2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

md-to-latex

Convert Markdown to LaTeX source via Pandoc.

When to Use

• Academic papers, theses, and journal submissions
• Documents needing fine-grained typesetting control
• Pipelines that further process .tex (BibTeX, custom preamble, journal classes)

What's Here

md-to-latex.cjs — Node script that wraps Pandoc and emits standalone .tex.

External Dependencies

• node (≥ 16)
• pandoc (≥ 3.0) on PATH
• TeX distribution (TeX Live, MiKTeX) only if you compile the output

Usage

node md-to-latex.cjs paper.md
node md-to-latex.cjs paper.md --output paper.tex
node md-to-latex.cjs paper.md --bibliography refs.bib --csl ieee.csl
node md-to-latex.cjs paper.md --template custom-template.tex

Frontmatter Hooks

---
title: Paper Title
author: Your Name
documentclass: article
classoption: 11pt
bibliography: refs.bib
csl: ieee.csl
---

Notes

• Output is standalone — compiles directly with pdflatex/lualatex
• Citations in Pandoc syntax ([@key]) become \cite{key}
• For journal-specific formatting, supply --template