diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 32c5d2e..54e029a 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 module Main (main) where
 
 import Docster.Types (DocsterError(..))
-import Docster.Compiler (compileToPDF, compileToHTML)
+import Docster.Compiler (compileToPDF, compileToHTML, compileToDOCX)
 import System.Environment (getArgs)
 import Control.Exception (throwIO)
 
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import Control.Exception (throwIO)
 parseArgs :: [String] -> Either DocsterError (IO ())
 parseArgs ["-pdf", path] = Right (compileToPDF path)
 parseArgs ["-html", path] = Right (compileToHTML path)
-parseArgs _ = Left $ InvalidUsage "Usage: docster -pdf|-html <file.md>"
+parseArgs ["-docx", path] = Right (compileToDOCX path)
+parseArgs _ = Left $ InvalidUsage "Usage: docster -pdf|-html|-docx <file.md>"
 
 -- | Main entry point - parse arguments and execute appropriate action
 main :: IO ()
diff --git a/src/Docster/Compiler.hs b/src/Docster/Compiler.hs
index a757345..e7220e5 100644
--- a/src/Docster/Compiler.hs
+++ b/src/Docster/Compiler.hs
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ module Docster.Compiler
   ( -- * Compilation Functions
     compileToPDF
   , compileToHTML
+  , compileToDOCX
   ) where
 
 import Docster.Types
   ( DocsterError(..), OutputFormat(..), SourceDir(..), OutputDir(..), OutputPath(..)
   , DiagramConfig(..), computeOutputDir, ensureOutputDir
   )
+import Text.Pandoc.Writers (writeDocx)
+import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BSL
 import Docster.Transform (transformDocument)
 import Docster.LaTeX (latexTemplate)
 import Text.Pandoc
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ import Control.Monad.Trans.Reader (ReaderT, runReaderT, asks)
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Class (lift)
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)
 import Data.Maybe (mapMaybe)
+import Data.Char (ord)
 
 -- | Success indicator for user feedback
 successEmoji :: Text
@@ -38,13 +42,12 @@ successEmoji = "✅"
 -- | Compilation context for pipeline operations
 data CompilationContext = CompilationContext
   { ccStrategy :: CompilationStrategy
-  , ccSourceDir :: SourceDir
-  , ccOutputDir :: OutputDir
   , ccInputPath :: FilePath
   , ccOutputPath :: FilePath
   , ccDocName :: Text
   , ccReaderOptions :: ReaderOptions
   , ccConfig :: DiagramConfig
+  , ccWritesFile :: Bool
   }
 
 -- | Monad stack for compilation pipeline
@@ -54,12 +57,14 @@ type CompilationM = ReaderT CompilationContext (ExceptT DocsterError IO)
 data CompilationStrategy = CompilationStrategy
   { -- | Format for diagram configuration
     csOutputFormat :: OutputFormat
-    -- | Pandoc writer function
+    -- | Pandoc writer function (returns Text for HTML/PDF, unused for DOCX)
   , csWriter :: WriterOptions -> Pandoc -> PandocIO Text
     -- | Post-processing function for the generated content
   , csProcessOutput :: String -> Text -> IO (Either DocsterError ())
     -- | Success message formatter
   , csSuccessMessage :: String -> Text
+    -- | True for formats where writer writes a file directly (DOCX)
+  , csWritesFile :: Bool
   }
 
 -- | PDF compilation strategy
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ pdfStrategy = CompilationStrategy
   , csWriter = writeLaTeX
   , csProcessOutput = processPDFOutput
   , csSuccessMessage = \path -> successEmoji <> " PDF written to " <> T.pack path
+  , csWritesFile = False
   }
 
 -- | HTML compilation strategy  
@@ -78,6 +84,17 @@ htmlStrategy = CompilationStrategy
   , csWriter = writeHtml5String
   , csProcessOutput = processHTMLOutput
   , csSuccessMessage = \path -> successEmoji <> " HTML written to " <> T.pack path
+  , csWritesFile = False
+  }
+
+-- | DOCX compilation strategy (Pandoc writes file directly)
+docxStrategy :: CompilationStrategy
+docxStrategy = CompilationStrategy
+  { csOutputFormat = DOCX
+  , csWriter = \_ _ -> return ""  -- unused: writeDocx writes file directly
+  , csProcessOutput = \_ _ -> return $ Right ()  -- no post-processing needed
+  , csSuccessMessage = \path -> successEmoji <> " DOCX written to " <> T.pack path
+  , csWritesFile = True
   }
 
 -- | Parse LaTeX log content to extract meaningful error messages
@@ -212,11 +229,30 @@ liftEitherM action = do
     Left err -> lift $ throwE err
     Right value -> return value
 
+-- | Strip ANSI escape sequences (CSI codes like color/style) from text.
+-- These appear in copy-pasted terminal output and break LaTeX compilation.
+stripAnsiCodes :: Text -> Text
+stripAnsiCodes input = case T.break (== '\x1b') input of
+  (before, rest)
+    | T.null rest -> before
+    | otherwise -> before <> stripAnsiCodes (skipEscape (T.tail rest))
+  where
+    -- Skip an ESC sequence: ESC [ <params> <final byte>
+    skipEscape t
+      | T.null t = t
+      | T.head t == '[' = skipCSIParams (T.tail t)
+      | otherwise = T.tail t  -- non-CSI escape: skip one char after ESC
+    -- Skip CSI parameter/intermediate bytes until final byte (0x40-0x7E)
+    skipCSIParams t
+      | T.null t = t
+      | let c = ord (T.head t), c >= 0x40 && c <= 0x7E = T.tail t  -- final byte, consume it
+      | otherwise = skipCSIParams (T.tail t)
+
 -- | Pipeline step: Read content from input file
 readContent :: CompilationM Text
 readContent = do
   inputPath <- asks ccInputPath
-  liftIO $ TIO.readFile inputPath
+  liftIO $ stripAnsiCodes <$> TIO.readFile inputPath
 
 -- | Pipeline step: Parse markdown content into Pandoc AST
 parseDocument :: Text -> CompilationM Pandoc
@@ -235,14 +271,24 @@ transformDocumentM pandoc = do
 generateOutputM :: Pandoc -> CompilationM Text
 generateOutputM pandoc = do
   strategy <- asks ccStrategy
-  liftEitherM $ generateOutput strategy pandoc
+  writesFile <- asks ccWritesFile
+  if writesFile
+    then do
+      outputPath <- asks ccOutputPath
+      liftIO $ generateOutputFile strategy outputPath pandoc
+      return ""  -- placeholder, won't be used
+    else liftEitherM $ generateOutput strategy pandoc
 
 -- | Pipeline step: Process output and write to file
 processOutput :: Text -> CompilationM ()
 processOutput output = do
   strategy <- asks ccStrategy
-  outputPath <- asks ccOutputPath
-  liftEitherM $ csProcessOutput strategy outputPath output
+  writesFile <- asks ccWritesFile
+  if writesFile
+    then return ()  -- file already written by writer
+    else do
+      outputPath <- asks ccOutputPath
+      liftEitherM $ csProcessOutput strategy outputPath output
 
 -- | Pipeline step: Print success message
 printSuccess :: CompilationM ()
@@ -256,7 +302,7 @@ compileWithStrategy :: CompilationStrategy -> SourceDir -> OutputDir -> Text ->
 compileWithStrategy strategy sourceDir outputDir docName (OutputPath inputPath) (OutputPath outputPath) = do
   let readerOptions = def { readerExtensions = getDefaultExtensions "markdown" }
       config = DiagramConfig sourceDir outputDir (csOutputFormat strategy)
-      context = CompilationContext strategy sourceDir outputDir inputPath outputPath docName readerOptions config
+      context = CompilationContext strategy inputPath outputPath docName readerOptions config (csWritesFile strategy)
       pipeline = readContent >>= parseDocument >>= transformDocumentM >>= generateOutputM >>= processOutput >> printSuccess
 
   runExceptT $ runReaderT pipeline context
@@ -277,8 +323,19 @@ generateOutput strategy transformed = do
     Left err -> Left $ case csOutputFormat strategy of
       PDF -> PDFGenerationError $ "LaTeX generation failed: " <> T.pack (show err)
       HTML -> FileError $ "HTML generation failed: " <> T.pack (show err)
+      DOCX -> FileError $ "DOCX generation failed: " <> T.pack (show err)
     Right output -> Right output
 
+-- | Generate output file directly (for DOCX which writes to file)
+generateOutputFile :: CompilationStrategy -> FilePath -> Pandoc -> IO (Either DocsterError ())
+generateOutputFile strategy outputPath pandoc = do
+  result <- runIO $ writeDocx def pandoc
+  case result of
+    Left err -> return $ Left $ FileError $ "DOCX generation failed: " <> T.pack (show err)
+    Right docxBS -> do
+      BSL.writeFile outputPath docxBS
+      return $ Right ()
+
 -- | Compile markdown to PDF using XeLaTeX
 compileToPDF :: FilePath -> IO ()
 compileToPDF = compileWithFormat pdfStrategy "pdf"
@@ -287,6 +344,10 @@ compileToPDF = compileWithFormat pdfStrategy "pdf"
 compileToHTML :: FilePath -> IO ()
 compileToHTML = compileWithFormat htmlStrategy "html"
 
+-- | Compile markdown to DOCX
+compileToDOCX :: FilePath -> IO ()
+compileToDOCX = compileWithFormat docxStrategy "docx"
+
 -- | Higher-order function to compile with any format strategy
 compileWithFormat :: CompilationStrategy -> String -> FilePath -> IO ()
 compileWithFormat strategy extension path = do
diff --git a/src/Docster/LaTeX.hs b/src/Docster/LaTeX.hs
index b1cca27..d9a44ce 100644
--- a/src/Docster/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Docster/LaTeX.hs
@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@ module Docster.LaTeX
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 
--- | LaTeX template with comprehensive package support for PDF generation
+-- | LaTeX template with modern corporate styling for PDF generation
 latexTemplate :: Text -> Text
 latexTemplate bodyContent = T.unlines
   [ "\\documentclass{article}"
-  , "\\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}"
+  -- Packages
   , "\\usepackage{fontspec}"
-  , "\\setmainfont{DejaVu Serif}[Scale=1.0]"
-  , "\\setsansfont{DejaVu Sans}[Scale=1.0]"
-  , "\\setmonofont{DejaVu Sans Mono}[Scale=0.85]"
   , "\\usepackage{graphicx}"
   , "\\usepackage{adjustbox}"
   , "\\usepackage{geometry}"
@@ -25,16 +22,46 @@ latexTemplate bodyContent = T.unlines
   , "\\usepackage{booktabs}"
   , "\\usepackage{array}"
   , "\\usepackage{calc}"
-  , "\\geometry{margin=1in}"
-  , "\\usepackage{hyperref}"
   , "\\usepackage{enumitem}"
   , "\\usepackage{amsmath}"
   , "\\usepackage{amssymb}"
   , "\\usepackage{fancyvrb}"
-  , "\\usepackage{color}"
+  , "\\usepackage[dvipsnames,svgnames,x11names]{xcolor}"
+  , "\\usepackage{titlesec}"
+  , "\\usepackage{fancyhdr}"
+  , "\\usepackage{framed}"
+  -- Typography: Helvetica Neue + Menlo, sans-serif default
+  , "\\setmainfont{Helvetica Neue}"
+  , "\\setsansfont{Helvetica Neue}"
+  , "\\setmonofont{Menlo}[Scale=0.85]"
+  , "\\renewcommand{\\familydefault}{\\sfdefault}"
+  -- Layout: wider margins, block paragraphs
+  , "\\geometry{left=0.9in,right=0.9in,top=1in,bottom=1in}"
+  , "\\setlength{\\parindent}{0pt}"
+  , "\\setlength{\\parskip}{0.5em}"
+  -- Color scheme
+  , "\\definecolor{accent}{HTML}{1A365D}"
+  , "\\definecolor{codebg}{HTML}{F5F5F5}"
+  -- Hyperlinks: accent-colored, no boxes
+  , "\\usepackage[colorlinks=true,linkcolor=accent,urlcolor=accent,citecolor=accent]{hyperref}"
+  -- Heading styles
+  , "\\titleformat{\\section}{\\Large\\bfseries\\color{accent}}{\\thesection}{1em}{}[\\vspace{2pt}\\titlerule]"
+  , "\\titleformat{\\subsection}{\\large\\bfseries\\color{accent}}{\\thesubsection}{1em}{}"
+  , "\\titleformat{\\subsubsection}{\\normalsize\\bfseries\\color{accent}}{\\thesubsubsection}{1em}{}"
+  , "\\titlespacing*{\\section}{0pt}{1.5em}{0.8em}"
+  , "\\titlespacing*{\\subsection}{0pt}{1.2em}{0.5em}"
+  , "\\titlespacing*{\\subsubsection}{0pt}{1em}{0.4em}"
+  -- Page header/footer: minimal centered page number
+  , "\\pagestyle{fancy}"
+  , "\\fancyhf{}"
+  , "\\renewcommand{\\headrulewidth}{0pt}"
+  , "\\fancyfoot[C]{\\small\\thepage}"
+  -- Code blocks: light gray background
   , "\\DefineVerbatimEnvironment{Highlighting}{Verbatim}{commandchars=\\\\\\{\\}}"
-  , "\\newenvironment{Shaded}{}{}"
+  , "\\newenvironment{Shaded}{\\begin{snugshade}}{\\end{snugshade}}"
+  , "\\definecolor{shadecolor}{HTML}{F5F5F5}"
   , syntaxHighlightingCommands
+  -- Pandoc helpers
   , "\\providecommand{\\tightlist}{%"
   , "  \\setlength{\\itemsep}{0pt}\\setlength{\\parskip}{0pt}}"
   , "\\newcommand{\\real}[1]{#1}"
@@ -47,6 +74,7 @@ latexTemplate bodyContent = T.unlines
   , "\\def\\maxheight{\\ifdim\\Gin@nat@height>\\textheight\\textheight\\else\\Gin@nat@height\\fi}"
   , "\\makeatother"
   , "\\setkeys{Gin}{width=\\maxwidth,height=\\maxheight,keepaspectratio}"
+  , "\\providecommand{\\pandocbounded}[1]{#1}"
   , "\\begin{document}"
   , bodyContent
   , "\\end{document}"
diff --git a/src/Docster/Types.hi b/src/Docster/Types.hi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..340a0e3
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diff --git a/src/Docster/Types.hs b/src/Docster/Types.hs
index f42e4cf..ef55a10 100644
--- a/src/Docster/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Docster/Types.hs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ data DocsterError
 instance Exception DocsterError
 
 -- | Output format for document generation
-data OutputFormat = PDF | HTML 
+data OutputFormat = PDF | HTML | DOCX
   deriving (Show, Eq)
 
 -- | Type-safe wrapper for source directory paths