markdown-itv15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026
Markdown-it - modern pluggable markdown parser.
$ npm install markdown-itmarkdown-exitv1.3.0, 24 Aug 2026
A TypeScript rewrite of markdown-it with enhancements
$ npm install markdown-exit| Metric | markdown-it | markdown-exit | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 20,702,593 | 135,220 | markdown-it 153.1x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +143% | +188157% | markdown-exit +188014 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | markdown-exit 1 more |
| Unpacked size | 1.9 MB | 161 kB | markdown-exit 12.0x smaller |
| Latest release | 15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026 | 1.3.0, 24 Aug 2026 | markdown-it 17 days more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 | - | - |
| First published | 19 Dec 2014 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 21,940 | 1,365 | markdown-it 16.1x higher |
| Open issues | 8 | 3 | markdown-it 5 more |
| Open pull requests | 2 | 0 | markdown-it 2 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 123 | 86 | markdown-it +43% |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | ESM only | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | MIT | Same |
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-it20.7m latest weekmarkdown-exit135.2k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
markdown-it
Major versions
- 2.0.019 Dec 2014
- 3.0.04 Jan 2015
- 4.0.012 Mar 2015
- 5.0.05 Oct 2015
- 6.0.010 Feb 2016
- 7.0.022 Jun 2016
- 8.0.016 Sept 2016
- 9.0.09 Jul 2019
- 10.0.010 Sept 2019
- 11.0.019 May 2020
- 12.0.014 Oct 2020
- 13.0.022 Apr 2022
- 14.0.08 Dec 2023
- 15.0.030 Jul 2026
Last 5 releases
- 14.3.212 Sept 2026
- 15.0.211 Sept 2026
- 15.0.127 Aug 2026
- 14.3.127 Aug 2026
- 15.0.030 Jul 2026
87 releases in total, 8 in the last 12 months
markdown-exit
Major versions
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Last 5 releases
- -
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsmarkdown-it (markdown-it: ESM + CommonJS; markdown-exit: ESM only)
- Need to load it with require()markdown-it
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Need the more recent releasemarkdown-it (15.0.2 on 11 Sept 2026 vs 1.3.0 on 24 Aug 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdown-it (20.7m vs 135.2k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
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- markdown-it vs markdownlintNo search data
- markdown-it vs snarkdownNo search data
- react-markdown vs markdown-itNo search data
- @uiw/react-md-editor vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdown-exit vs snarkdownNo search data
- markdownlint vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdownlint-cli2 vs markdown-exitNo search data
- ngx-markdown vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdown-exit vs @marp-team/marpitNo search data
markdown-it: markdown-it npm registry, markdown-it npm downloads, markdown-it GitHub, markdown-it jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
markdown-exit: markdown-exit npm registry, markdown-exit npm downloads, markdown-exit GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.