diff --git a/runtime/src/lib.rs b/runtime/src/lib.rs
index cb79a81c..7868a7a4 100644
--- a/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ pub mod runtime_api;
 pub mod certificate;
 pub mod file_data;
 pub mod metadata;
-pub mod pdfium;
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+pub mod pdfium;
+pub mod pandoc;
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diff --git a/runtime/src/pandoc.rs b/runtime/src/pandoc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47ca1626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/pandoc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::fs;
+use tokio::process::Command;
+use crate::environment::DATA_DIRECTORY;
+use crate::metadata::META_DATA;
+
+pub struct PandocExecutable {
+    pub executable: String,
+    pub is_local_installation: bool,
+}
+
+pub struct PandocPreparedProcess {
+    pub command: Command,
+    pub is_local_installation: bool,
+}
+
+pub struct PandocProcessBuilder {
+    provided_input_file: Option<String>,
+    provided_output_file: Option<String>,
+    provided_input_format: Option<String>,
+    provided_output_format: Option<String>,
+    additional_arguments: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl Default for PandocProcessBuilder {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PandocProcessBuilder {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            provided_input_file: None,
+            provided_output_file: None,
+            provided_input_format: None,
+            provided_output_format: None,
+            additional_arguments: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_input_file<S: Into<String>>(mut self, input_file: S) -> Self {
+        self.provided_input_file = Some(input_file.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_output_file<S: Into<String>>(mut self, output_file: S) -> Self {
+        self.provided_output_file = Some(output_file.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_input_format<S: Into<String>>(mut self, input_format: S) -> Self {
+        self.provided_input_format = Some(input_format.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_output_format<S: Into<String>>(mut self, output_format: S) -> Self {
+        self.provided_output_format = Some(output_format.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_argument<S: Into<String>>(mut self, argument: S) -> Self {
+        self.additional_arguments.push(argument.into());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> PandocPreparedProcess {
+        let mut arguments = Vec::new();
+        if let Some(input_file) = &self.provided_input_file {
+            arguments.push(input_file.clone());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(input_format) = &self.provided_input_format {
+            arguments.push("-f".to_string());
+            arguments.push(input_format.clone());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(output_format) = &self.provided_output_format {
+            arguments.push("-t".to_string());
+            arguments.push(output_format.clone());
+        }
+
+        for additional_argument in &self.additional_arguments {
+            arguments.push(additional_argument.clone());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(output_file) = &self.provided_output_file {
+            arguments.push("-o".to_string());
+            arguments.push(output_file.clone());
+        }
+
+        let pandoc_executable = Self::pandoc_executable_path();
+        let mut command = Command::new(&pandoc_executable.executable);
+        command.args(&arguments);
+
+        PandocPreparedProcess {
+            command,
+            is_local_installation: pandoc_executable.is_local_installation,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the path to the pandoc executable.
+    ///
+    /// Any local installation of pandoc will be preferred over the system-wide installation.
+    /// When a local installation is found, its absolute path will be returned. In case no local
+    /// installation is found, the name of the pandoc executable will be returned.
+    fn pandoc_executable_path() -> PandocExecutable {
+        // First, we try to find the pandoc executable in the data directory.
+        // Any local installation should be preferred over the system-wide installation.
+        let data_folder = PathBuf::from(DATA_DIRECTORY.get().unwrap());
+        let local_installation_root_directory = data_folder.join("pandoc");
+
+        if local_installation_root_directory.exists() {
+            let executable_name = Self::pandoc_executable_name();
+
+            if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(&local_installation_root_directory) {
+                for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                    let path = entry.path();
+                    if path.is_dir() {
+                        if let Ok(pandoc_path) = Self::find_executable_in_dir(&path, &executable_name) {
+                            return PandocExecutable {
+                                executable: pandoc_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                                is_local_installation: true,
+                            };
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // When no local installation was found, we assume that the pandoc executable is in the system PATH:
+        PandocExecutable {
+            executable: Self::pandoc_executable_name(),
+            is_local_installation: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn find_executable_in_dir(dir: &Path, executable_name: &str) -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let pandoc_path = dir.join(executable_name);
+        if pandoc_path.exists() && pandoc_path.is_file() {
+            return Ok(pandoc_path);
+        }
+
+        // Recursively search in subdirectories
+        if let Ok(entries) = fs::read_dir(dir) {
+            for entry in entries.flatten() {
+                let path = entry.path();
+                if path.is_dir() {
+                    if let Ok(found_path) = Self::find_executable_in_dir(&path, executable_name) {
+                        return Ok(found_path);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Err("Executable not found".into())
+    }
+
+    /// Reads the os platform to determine the used executable name.
+    fn pandoc_executable_name() -> String {
+        let metadata = META_DATA.lock().unwrap();
+        let metadata = metadata.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+        match metadata.architecture.as_str() {
+            "win-arm64" | "win-x64" => "pandoc.exe".to_string(),
+            _ => "pandoc".to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
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