Use Markdown Conversion in Scripts

Use the same conversion engine outside the GUI

MDTranscode provides a Go-based command-line application in its public core-src/cmd/mdtranscode tree. It shares parsing and rendering code with the Windows desktop app, helping reduce differences between interactive and scripted output.

Where to find the commands

Clone or inspect the public CLI source and use the built-in CLI help for the syntax supported by your version. Avoid assuming that a shell command from an older version supports newer Word template flags.

cd core-src
go run ./cmd/mdtranscode --help

The sample above runs from a checkout with Go installed. The Store desktop app can be installed without the Go toolchain.

When the CLI is useful

• Building document export into a local batch process.
• Converting Markdown generated by developer tools.
• Using one reusable Markdown source for editable DOCX and paginated PDF workflows, where supported by the chosen command/version.

Validate resulting documents in Word or a PDF viewer before sending them automatically. For no-code background Word conversion, see Folder Watcher.