diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f549cd03..94664d36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ janus phonons
 janus eos
 janus train
 janus descriptors
+janus preprocess
 ```
 
 For example, a single point calcuation (using the [MACE-MP](https://github.com/ACEsuit/mace-mp) "small" force-field) can be performed by running:
diff --git a/docs/source/apidoc/janus_core.rst b/docs/source/apidoc/janus_core.rst
index e560c537..1a65f026 100644
--- a/docs/source/apidoc/janus_core.rst
+++ b/docs/source/apidoc/janus_core.rst
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ janus\_core.cli.phonons module
    :undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+janus\_core.cli.preprocess module
+---------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: janus_core.cli.preprocess
+   :members:
+   :special-members:
+   :private-members:
+   :undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 janus\_core.cli.singlepoint module
 ----------------------------------
 
@@ -289,6 +299,16 @@ janus\_core.processing.symmetry module
    :undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+janus\_core.training.preprocess module
+--------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: janus_core.training.preprocess
+   :members:
+   :special-members:
+   :private-members:
+   :undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 janus\_core.training.train module
 ---------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/source/user_guide/command_line.rst b/docs/source/user_guide/command_line.rst
index 03ee0e50..2220597e 100644
--- a/docs/source/user_guide/command_line.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user_guide/command_line.rst
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ Training and fine-tuning MLIPs
 ------------------------------
 
 .. note::
-    Currently only MACE models are supported. See the `MACE CLI <https://github.com/ACEsuit/mace/blob/main/mace/cli/run_train.py>`_ for further configuration details
+    Currently only MACE models are supported. See the `MACE run_train CLI <https://github.com/ACEsuit/mace/blob/main/mace/cli/run_train.py>`_ for further configuration details
 
 Models can be trained by passing a configuration file to the MLIP's command line interface:
 
@@ -364,6 +364,27 @@ Foundational models can also be fine-tuned, by including the ``foundation_model`
     janus train --mlip-config /path/to/fine/tuning/config.yml --fine-tune
 
 
+Preprocessing training data
+----------------------------
+
+.. note::
+    Currently only MACE models are supported. See the `MACE preprocess_data CLI <https://github.com/ACEsuit/mace/blob/main/mace/cli/preprocess_data.py>`_ for further configuration details
+
+Large datasets, which may not fit into GPU memory, can be preprocessed,
+converting xyz training, test, and validation files into HDF5 files that can then be used for on-line data loading.
+
+This can be done by passing a configuration file to the MLIP's command line interface:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    janus preprocess --mlip-config /path/to/preprocessing/config.yml
+
+For MACE, this will create separate folders for ``train``, ``val`` and ``test`` HDF5 data files, when relevant,
+as well as saving the statistics of your data in ``statistics.json``, if requested.
+
+Additionally, a log file, ``preprocess-log.yml``, and summary file, ``preprocess-summary.yml``, will be generated.
+
+
 Calculate descriptors
 ---------------------