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markdown-exit vs snarkdown

MarkdownPackage data 25 Sept 2026
markdown-exitv1.3.0, 24 Aug 2026

A TypeScript rewrite of markdown-it with enhancements

$ npm install markdown-exit
snarkdownv2.0.0, 31 Aug 2020

Transform Markdown into HTML.

$ npm install snarkdown
Metricmarkdown-exitsnarkdownDifference
Weekly downloads135,220104,826markdown-exit +29%
12-month download growth+188157%+51%markdown-exit +188106 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies70markdown-exit 7 more
Unpacked size161 kB39 kBsnarkdown 4.1x smaller
Latest release1.3.0, 24 Aug 20262.0.0, 31 Aug 2020markdown-exit 6.0 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months---
First published---
GitHub stars1,3652,402snarkdown 1.8x higher
Open issues334snarkdown 31 more
Open pull requests011snarkdown 11 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks860markdown-exit higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM onlyESM + CommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

markdown-exit135.2k latest weeksnarkdown103.2k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

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snarkdown

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markdown-exit

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snarkdown

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markdown-exit

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snarkdown

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  • Need no runtime dependenciessnarkdown (markdown-exit has 7, snarkdown has 0)
  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointssnarkdown (markdown-exit: ESM only; snarkdown: ESM + CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()snarkdown
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Need the more recent releasemarkdown-exit (1.3.0 on 24 Aug 2026 vs 2.0.0 on 31 Aug 2020)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdown-exit (135.2k vs 104.8k)

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