# Markdown & LaTeX **URL:** https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/c/scrivener/multimarkdown-latex/17.md [Latest](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tags.md) --- ## [Default Preferences to Emulate Plain-Text](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/default-preferences-to-emulate-plain-text/13913)
**Author:** [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/default-preferences-to-emulate-plain-text/13913 "2021-08-10T19:19:54Z")
For those authors who primarily use the software to compose in a Markdown dialect, HTML, LaTeX, or any of the other common markup syntax systems, emulating a plain-text appearance can prove beneficial. The default settin… --- ## [MultiMarkdown → ODT: corrupt file, formatting missing](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/multimarkdown-odt-corrupt-file-formatting-missing/154631)
**Author:** [@tqctc](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/tqctc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/multimarkdown-odt-corrupt-file-formatting-missing/154631 "2026-09-10T21:03:48Z")
Running Scrivener 3 on Ubuntu 26.04 via CrossOver, I normally compile with Pandoc, with no problems. Today I tried the built-in MultiMarkdown → OpenOffice (.odt) format. The resulting ODT document prompts an error messa… --- ## [TYPST: A new markup + page layout engine to take on LaTeX](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/typst-a-new-markup-page-layout-engine-to-take-on-latex/134674)
**Author:** [@nontroppo](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/nontroppo)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/typst-a-new-markup-page-layout-engine-to-take-on-latex/134674 "2026-06-21T08:16:27Z")
There is a beautiful new markup + PDF output engine available called Typst. It has similar syntax to markdown, yet is actually a LaTex replacement. Look through this tutorial: To see how layout like this becomes a nic… --- ## [New Typst handbook](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/new-typst-handbook/154080)
**Author:** [@xiamenese](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/xiamenese)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/new-typst-handbook/154080 "2026-06-20T20:22:18Z")
A new Typst Handbook aimed at people coming new to Typst has been made available by Stephano Rama. It therefore assumes zero knowledge or coding experience, but the explanations and examples could well be helpful to thos… --- ## [How do I use a template when writing a \[blank\] for a film or TV Script?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-template-when-writing-a-blank-for-a-film-or-tv-script/154021)
**Author:** [@Multi-CUBE22](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Multi-CUBE22)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-template-when-writing-a-blank-for-a-film-or-tv-script/154021 "2026-06-11T14:55:25Z")
How do I use a template for a film or TV script or just a \[Blank\] and just the template as a building block for writing a script? My first time using the software and this was more the cheaper alternative than Final Dra… --- ## [Scrivener markdown exports without blank lines between paragraphs](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-markdown-exports-without-blank-lines-between-paragraphs/153709)
**Author:** [@Dart](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Dart)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-markdown-exports-without-blank-lines-between-paragraphs/153709 "2026-05-06T09:33:23Z")
Markdown uses a blank line as paragraph separators. Some dialects will force a new paragraph if a line ends with a period and two spaces. Scriverner does not do this. Something exported or compiled as markdown, has eac… --- ## [Import Markdown Files with Links?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/import-markdown-files-with-links/153673)
**Author:** [@eggiioux](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eggiioux)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/import-markdown-files-with-links/153673 "2026-05-05T13:39:24Z")
Hi! I’m on Windows, if that matters. I just bought Scrivener (yay!) and am trying to just get the links working. AKA turning \[\[This\]\] into a clickable link! I did go into settings and toggle on the Automatically Detect L… --- ## [Compiling both LaTeX and EPUB](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/compiling-both-latex-and-epub/153665)
**Author:** [@pseingalt](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pseingalt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/compiling-both-latex-and-epub/153665 "2026-05-01T15:33:57Z")
This is a workflow question. Let’s say I have a Scricener project which consists of two parts. Part 1 is an extensice summary, written by moi. Part 2 is an annotated version of a law. I’d like to end up with a pdf conta… --- ## [Typstit](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/typstit/153651)
**Author:** [@xiamenese](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/xiamenese)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/typstit/153651 "2026-04-29T20:36:59Z")
For any Mac-user interested in Typst, a Typst community member has just released Typstit, a Mac-OS (13+) native snippet renderer equivalent to LaTeXiT. He is a mathematician and developed it to be able to render maths fo… --- ## [General Non-Fiction LaTeX output on mac](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/general-non-fiction-latex-output-on-mac/153522)
**Author:** [@gv](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/gv)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/general-non-fiction-latex-output-on-mac/153522 "2026-04-12T18:08:11Z")
Hi, I am writing a smallish thesis using the General Non-Fiction LaTeX template on a Mac (Scrivener 3.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.4.1, macbook pro M1). I am trying to get the Compile workflow going early so I don’t end up with a… --- ## [Scrivener → Squarto](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-squarto/143040)
**Author:** [@cavalierex](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/cavalierex)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scrivener-squarto/143040 "2026-04-08T18:21:22Z")
UPDATE 2024-09-23: It took me awhile, but I figured out how to add a feature to Squarto so that it would extract the Style info from the .scriv package – specifically, from three sources, .scriv/Files/styles.xml .scri… --- ## [It out to be easier... to export scrivenings to a markdown file](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/it-out-to-be-easier-to-export-scrivenings-to-a-markdown-file/153352)
**Author:** [@thewrittenfool](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/thewrittenfool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/it-out-to-be-easier-to-export-scrivenings-to-a-markdown-file/153352 "2026-03-19T14:38:05Z")
Yes, I’ve looked at ch. 21 but… I just want a markdown file with title as h1, chapters as H2, scenes as h3… No metadata No notes. Just text. What am I missing? --- ## [Compiling stuff as a table](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/compiling-stuff-as-a-table/153210)
**Author:** [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/compiling-stuff-as-a-table/153210 "2026-03-02T15:30:49Z")
Hello everyone! Suppose I want to create tables in compile; is this possible? I have a pretty strict house style I need to follow. How can it be done? --- ## [Scaling an A5 document to A4 Tex output](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scaling-an-a5-document-to-a4-tex-output/140785)
**Author:** [@johnbc](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/johnbc)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/scaling-an-a5-document-to-a4-tex-output/140785 "2026-02-12T17:28:29Z")
So… I’ve produced a document, composed in MMD, in Scrivener, compiled to XeTeX, output to 52pp. A5 pdf file, using a heavily-edited memoir-class leader.tex file: \\documentclass\[a5paper\]{memoir} So far so good. Now I f… --- ## [Import Markdown into Scrivener (with Tables)](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/import-markdown-into-scrivener-with-tables/152713)
**Author:** [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/import-markdown-into-scrivener-with-tables/152713 "2026-01-09T14:14:41Z")
As it says on the tin. Can I import a Markdown file into Scrivener that contains a table and keep the format? --- ## [Quarto advice (for humanities)](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/quarto-advice-for-humanities/152497)
**Author:** [@talazem](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/talazem)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/quarto-advice-for-humanities/152497 "2025-12-27T15:08:17Z")
Hello. I work in the humanities, writing academic articles and books. I use Pandoc, via Scrivener and VS Code, to output to docx and PDF via Typst. I have a small set of (hard-earned) Pandoc defaults, filters, shell scri… --- ## [Help needed with compiling Pandoc \> Typst \> PDF](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/help-needed-with-compiling-pandoc-typst-pdf/152524)
**Author:** [@xiamenese](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/xiamenese)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/help-needed-with-compiling-pandoc-typst-pdf/152524 "2025-12-09T12:02:21Z")
I have got Typst working to achieve everything I want on the web app apart from bibliography creation which is on the back burner for the moment. So I have copied the “templating” and the first few sections of my simples… --- ## [Exporting a document to Markdown](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/exporting-a-document-to-markdown/152512)
**Author:** [@Ernie](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Ernie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/exporting-a-document-to-markdown/152512 "2025-12-05T13:02:44Z")
I’m creating a series of documents in Scrivener and need to export them to Markdown. Some will have footnotes. So far, I have not found a way to do this - the output is always just plain, unformatted text with no Markdo… --- ## [Pandoc Markdown footnotes in Sync with external folder](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/pandoc-markdown-footnotes-in-sync-with-external-folder/152482)
**Author:** [@talazem](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/talazem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/pandoc-markdown-footnotes-in-sync-with-external-folder/152482 "2025-11-30T20:58:13Z")
Hello. I am using “Sync with external folder” as described here to write an academic paper in a plain text editor. The folder I am syncing contains a set of markdown files, all of which will ultimately be compiled via Sc… --- ## [Does compiling to Markdown mean bold and italics are transformed?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/does-compiling-to-markdown-mean-bold-and-italics-are-transformed/152468)
**Author:** [@eliamartin65](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/eliamartin65)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/does-compiling-to-markdown-mean-bold-and-italics-are-transformed/152468 "2025-11-30T07:13:15Z")
What it says on the title. A friend of mine and I will be using Scrivener to co-write (we use Discord as a communication/sharing platform), and this just struck me. I wonder if anyone has an answer. --- ## [Is backmatter its own "part"?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/is-backmatter-its-own-part/152441)
**Author:** [@mpclemens.writes](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mpclemens.writes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/is-backmatter-its-own-part/152441 "2025-11-29T17:16:59Z")
I’m compiling a manuscript with a part/chapter/scene hierarchy, and I have backmatter that I want to appear in the table of contents, but not “under” the final part like so: ... Part III Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Ackn… --- ## [Codex / Claude Code solutions for Scrivener Multimarkdown/Latex Formatting and Editing](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/codex-claude-code-solutions-for-scrivener-multimarkdown-latex-formatting-and-editing/152430)
**Author:** [@mrobbins](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mrobbins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/codex-claude-code-solutions-for-scrivener-multimarkdown-latex-formatting-and-editing/152430 "2025-11-27T08:21:24Z")
Hello. I have written several large books with Scrivener despite significant difficulty with layout and complexity. The flexibility and rich feature set available are blunted and penalized by the skill and time necessary… --- ## [Suggestions wanted for Scriv to PDF pipeline: via pandoc, or other?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/suggestions-wanted-for-scriv-to-pdf-pipeline-via-pandoc-or-other/152015)
**Author:** [@mpclemens.writes](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/mpclemens.writes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/suggestions-wanted-for-scriv-to-pdf-pipeline-via-pandoc-or-other/152015 "2025-11-18T14:35:57Z")
Hey everyone. In the past few months, I’ve gotten much more comfortable using pandoc as an intermediary for ePub production. Adding custom markdown to my formats and tweaking the CSS has given me a basically one-click pi… --- ## [How to easily compile a Word document with simple markdown and rich text?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-easily-compile-a-word-document-with-simple-markdown-and-rich-text/148973)
**Author:** [@tqctc](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/tqctc)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/how-to-easily-compile-a-word-document-with-simple-markdown-and-rich-text/148973 "2025-11-16T16:16:31Z")
I have a simple question about the hybrid use of markdown and rich text, but the discussions I’ve read seem very complicated or, at least, I didn’t find an easy solution for what is (I think) a simple problem. This is w… --- ## [$include in Text format’s “Document prefix” doesn’t work](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/include-in-text-format-s-document-prefix-doesn-t-work/151530)
**Author:** [@brianjliew](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/brianjliew)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/include-in-text-format-s-document-prefix-doesn-t-work/151530 "2025-10-14T04:32:02Z")
Goal I’m trying to compile to a LaTeX file using novel class. I want to make the format generic, but of the two novel sets I have at the moment, the Chapter Headings need to be different. I was hoping I could have a a La… --- ## [Post-processing in mmd -\> Latex](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/post-processing-in-mmd-latex/150167)
**Author:** [@tvg42](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/tvg42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/post-processing-in-mmd-latex/150167 "2025-09-12T01:13:26Z")
When compiling from multimarkdown to Latex, is there a way to to run a post-processing script (e.g. batch file on the command line) once the compile process finishes? I am basically looking for a way to automate the whol… --- ## [Mystery verbatim in Latex output](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mystery-verbatim-in-latex-output/150513)
**Author:** [@tvg42](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/tvg42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/mystery-verbatim-in-latex-output/150513 "2025-09-11T14:31:51Z")
I use the mmd → LaTex compile option. An unexpected behavior I have noticed is paragraphs appearing wrapped in \\begin{verbatim}…\\end{verbatim} and the .tex output (and thus not rendering correctly in the final pdf). The … --- ## [Pandoc Reference Doc](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/pandoc-reference-doc/149882)
**Author:** [@vegetableroast](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/vegetableroast)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/pandoc-reference-doc/149882 "2025-09-02T13:22:07Z")
I’m having issues exporting from Scrivener using Pandoc post-processing to apply styles from a reference doc. I used the process described in the Pandoc user guide to create a custom copy of reference.docx and modified t… --- ## [Challenges when compiling: not possible to convert MarkDown AND to keep footnotes/comments](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/challenges-when-compiling-not-possible-to-convert-markdown-and-to-keep-footnotes-comments/149831)
**Author:** [@KajaS](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/KajaS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/challenges-when-compiling-not-possible-to-convert-markdown-and-to-keep-footnotes-comments/149831 "2025-08-29T09:39:02Z")
Thanks for all the useful tips and help in the community forum. After a full day of trial-and error, searching for answers on Google at with AI, I finally turn to the community forum for help. I started using basic Mark… --- ## [Hello and some pandoc/latex discussion](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/hello-and-some-pandoc-latex-discussion/149834)
**Author:** [@DaleN](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/DaleN)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/hello-and-some-pandoc-latex-discussion/149834 "2025-08-19T02:36:38Z")
Hello all. I just recently discovered Scrivener when looking for tools for my partner. I had been using a different tool which was really more of a collection of other programs and it was a bit complex. I was so amaze… [Next page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/c/scrivener/multimarkdown-latex/17.md?page=1)