Install and Use Pandoc

TL;DR:

Typora requires Pandoc (≥ v1.16). If you do not have Pandoc or only old version of Pandoc installed on your machine, you could:

Download installer from Download Page and install or update Pandoc.

For windows users, if typora still saying it cannot found Pandoc, you may need try to restart your PC.

Pandoc Integration

In Typora, import function and export function for some file formats (including docx, odt, rtf, epub, LaTeX and wiki) are powered by a 3rd party software named Pandoc. Those features requires Pandoc (≥ v1.16) to be installed.

Please note that install Pandoc is optional for Typora, if you do not need those advanced import/export support in typora, then you do not have to install Pandoc on your computer.

This document would show how to install Pandoc and use Typora with Pandoc for full import/export functions.

What is Pandoc

Pandoc is a universal document text converter. Typora use it to support file import/export features for several file types.

Install Pandoc

For Mac User

Briefly speaking, there are two recommended ways.

Install from downloaded package installer

Download a package installer from pandoc’s download page, open it and follow the instructions for installation.