diff --git a/thesis/Main.tex b/thesis/Main.tex
index 2de7e20..0aa5a6a 100755
--- a/thesis/Main.tex
+++ b/thesis/Main.tex
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 
 % **************************************************************************************************
 % template setup -- do not change these unless you know what you are doing!
-\input{./base/documentclass_\DocumentType}
+\input{./base/documentclass_thesis}
 \input{./base/packages}
-\input{./base/layout_\DocumentType}
+\input{./base/layout_thesis}
 \input{./base/macros}
 
 % **************************************************************************************************
@@ -156,26 +156,27 @@
 
 % variable for page numbering
 \newcounter{mypageno}
-% **************************************************************************************************
-\begin{document}
-% **************************************************************************************************
+
 \input{./base/syntax_formatting}
 
 % for thesis: switch to frontmatter (Roman numbering, etc.)
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\DocumentType}{thesis}}
+\ifthenelse{\equal{thesis}{thesis}}
 {
 	\frontmatter \pagestyle{plain} \pagenumbering{Roman}
 }{}
+% **************************************************************************************************
+\begin{document}
+% **************************************************************************************************
 
 %title
-\input{./base/titlepage_\DocumentType}
+\input{./base/titlepage_thesis}
 
 % for thesis: abstract, kurzfassung, affidavit and statutory declaration
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\DocumentType}{thesis}}
+\ifthenelse{\equal{thesis}{thesis}}
 {
 	\emptydoublepage
 	\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Statutory Declaration}
-	\input{./base/declaration_\DocumentLanguage}
+	\input{./base/declaration_en}
 	\emptydoublepage
 	\input{thesis_preamble/acknowledgements}
 	\emptydoublepage
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@
 
 \tableofcontents
 
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\DocumentType}{thesis}}
+\ifthenelse{\equal{thesis}{thesis}}
 {
 	\emptydoublepage
 	\setcounter{mypageno}{\value{page}}
@@ -1148,7 +1149,7 @@ In summary, while this thesis demonstrates the feasibility of using anomaly dete
 % **************************************************************************************************
 
 \appendix
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\DocumentType}{thesis}}
+\ifthenelse{\equal{thesis}{thesis}}
 {
 	\setcounter{mypageno}{\value{page}}
 	\frontmatter \pagestyle{plain} \pagenumbering{Roman}
diff --git a/thesis/base/declaration_en.tex b/thesis/base/declaration_en.tex
index e18c306..1d2815d 100644
--- a/thesis/base/declaration_en.tex
+++ b/thesis/base/declaration_en.tex
@@ -24,15 +24,12 @@
 not used other than the declared sources/resources, and that I have
 explicitly indicated all material which has been quoted either
 literally or by content from the sources used.
-\ifthenelse{\equal{\ThesisTitle}{master's thesis} \or
-	\equal{\ThesisTitle}{diploma thesis} \or
-	\equal{\ThesisTitle}{doctoral thesis}}
-{The text document uploaded to TUGRAZonline is identical to the present \ThesisTitle.}{\reminder{TODO: fix \textbackslash ThesisTitle}}
+The text document uploaded to TUGRAZonline is identical to the present \ThesisTitle.
 
 
 \par\vspace*{4cm}
 \centerline{
-\begin{tabular}{m{1.5cm}cm{1.5cm}m{3cm}m{1.5cm}cm{1.5cm}}
-\cline{1-3} \cline{5-7}
- & date & & & & (signature) &\\
-\end{tabular}}
+	\begin{tabular}{m{1.5cm}cm{1.5cm}m{3cm}m{1.5cm}cm{1.5cm}}
+		\cline{1-3} \cline{5-7}
+		 & date &  &  &  & (signature) & \\
+	\end{tabular}}
diff --git a/thesis/drop-images.lua b/thesis/drop-images.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7834c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thesis/drop-images.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- drop-images.lua
+-- Replaces all images (figures, graphics) with a short placeholder.
+function Image(el) return pandoc.Str("[image omitted]") end
+
+-- For LaTeX figures that are still raw
+function RawBlock(el)
+    if el.format == "tex" and el.text:match("\\begin%s*{%s*figure%s*}") then
+        return pandoc.Plain({pandoc.Str("[figure omitted]")})
+    end
+end
+
diff --git a/thesis/drop-tables.lua b/thesis/drop-tables.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5da9b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thesis/drop-tables.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- drop-tables.lua
+-- Removes LaTeX tabular and tabularx environments (and their contents).
+function RawBlock(el)
+    if el.format == "tex" then
+        -- Check for tabular or tabularx environment
+        if el.text:match("\\begin%s*{%s*tabularx?%s*}") then
+            return pandoc.Plain({pandoc.Str("[table omitted]")})
+        end
+    end
+end
+
diff --git a/thesis/flake.nix b/thesis/flake.nix
index 4de24a1..825d85f 100644
--- a/thesis/flake.nix
+++ b/thesis/flake.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@
           zathura
           wmctrl
           python312
+          pandoc
+          pandoc-lua-filters
         ];
+        filtersPath = "${pkgs.pandoc-lua-filters}/share/pandoc/filters";
       in
       {
         devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
@@ -39,6 +42,28 @@
           ];
         };
 
+        shellHook = ''
+          set -eu
+          # local folder in your repo to reference in commands
+          link_target="pandoc-filters"
+          # refresh symlink each time you enter the shell
+          ln -sfn ${filtersPath} "$link_target"
+          echo "Linked $link_target -> ${filtersPath}"
+
+          # (optional) write a defaults file that uses the relative symlink
+          if [ ! -f pandoc.defaults.yaml ]; then
+            cat > pandoc.defaults.yaml <<'YAML'
+            from: latex
+            to: plain
+            wrap: none
+            lua-filter:
+              - pandoc-filters/latex-hyphen.lua
+              - pandoc-filters/pandoc-quotes.lua
+            YAML
+            echo "Wrote pandoc.defaults.yaml"
+          fi
+        '';
+
       }
     );
 }
diff --git a/thesis/keep-citations.lua b/thesis/keep-citations.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3144947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thesis/keep-citations.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+-- keep-citations.lua
+-- Replace citations with a placeholder and eat any preceding space.
+local PH = "[citation]"
+
+-- Pandoc-native citations (if the reader produced Cite nodes)
+function Cite(el) return pandoc.Str(PH) end
+
+-- Raw LaTeX \cite-like macros (when not parsed as Cite)
+function RawInline(el)
+    if el.format and el.format:match("tex") and el.text:match("\\%a-*cite%*?") then
+        return pandoc.Str(PH)
+    end
+end
+
+-- Remove a single leading Space before our placeholder
+local function squash_spaces(inlines)
+    local out = {}
+    local i = 1
+    while i <= #inlines do
+        local cur = inlines[i]
+        local nxt = inlines[i + 1]
+        if cur and cur.t == "Space" and nxt and nxt.t == "Str" and nxt.text ==
+            PH then
+            table.insert(out, nxt)
+            i = i + 2
+        else
+            table.insert(out, cur)
+            i = i + 1
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+function Para(el)
+    el.content = squash_spaces(el.content)
+    return el
+end
+
+function Plain(el)
+    el.content = squash_spaces(el.content)
+    return el
+end
+
diff --git a/thesis/tex2plaintext.sh b/thesis/tex2plaintext.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b009770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thesis/tex2plaintext.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Usage:
+#   ./tex2plaintext.sh [INPUT_TEX] [OUT_BASENAME]
+#
+# Defaults:
+#   INPUT_TEX     = Main.txt     (your original file name)
+#   OUT_BASENAME  = thesis       (produces thesis.txt, thesis_part1.txt, thesis_part2.txt)
+
+INPUT_TEX="${1:-Main.tex}"
+OUT_BASE="${2:-thesis}"
+
+FLAT_TEX="flat.tex"
+NO_TABLES_TEX="flat_notables.tex"
+PLAIN_TXT="${OUT_BASE}.txt"
+PART1_TXT="${OUT_BASE}_part1.txt"
+PART2_TXT="${OUT_BASE}_part2.txt"
+MARKER="Data and Preprocessing"
+
+echo "[1/4] Flattening with latexpand -> ${FLAT_TEX}"
+latexpand "${INPUT_TEX}" > "${FLAT_TEX}"
+
+echo "[2/4] Removing tabular/tabularx environments -> ${NO_TABLES_TEX}"
+# Replace entire tabular / tabularx environments with a placeholder
+perl -0777 -pe 's/\\begin\{(tabularx?)\}.*?\\end\{\1\}/[table omitted]/gs' \
+  "${FLAT_TEX}" > "${NO_TABLES_TEX}"
+
+echo "[3/4] Converting to plain text with pandoc -> ${PLAIN_TXT}"
+pandoc -f latex -t plain --wrap=none "${NO_TABLES_TEX}" -o "${PLAIN_TXT}"
+
+echo "[4/4] Splitting ${PLAIN_TXT} before the marker line: \"${MARKER}\""
+
+# Ensure the marker exists exactly on its own line
+if ! grep -xq "${MARKER}" "${PLAIN_TXT}"; then
+  echo "ERROR: Marker line not found exactly as \"${MARKER}\" in ${PLAIN_TXT}."
+  echo "       (It must be the only content on that line.)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Clean previous outputs if present
+rm -f -- "${PART1_TXT}" "${PART2_TXT}"
+
+# Split so the marker line becomes the FIRST line of part 2
+awk -v marker="${MARKER}" -v out1="${PART1_TXT}" -v out2="${PART2_TXT}" '
+BEGIN { current = out1 }
+$0 == marker { current = out2; print $0 > current; next }
+{ print $0 > current }
+' "${PLAIN_TXT}"
+
+echo "Done."
+echo "  - ${PLAIN_TXT}"
+echo "  - ${PART1_TXT}"
+echo "  - ${PART2_TXT}"
+