markdown-itv15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026
Markdown-it - modern pluggable markdown parser.
$ npm install markdown-itmarkdownlintv0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026
A Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.
$ npm install markdownlint| Metric | markdown-it | markdownlint | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 20,702,593 | 2,172,841 | markdown-it 9.5x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +143% | +127% | markdown-it +15 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | markdownlint 3 more |
| Unpacked size | 1.9 MB | 821 kB | markdownlint 2.3x smaller |
| Latest release | 15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026 | 0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026 | markdown-it 2 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 | 4 | markdown-it 4 more |
| First published | 19 Dec 2014 | 15 Mar 2015 | markdown-it 3 months earlier |
| GitHub stars | 21,940 | 6,357 | markdown-it 3.5x higher |
| Open issues | 8 | 82 | markdownlint 74 more |
| Open pull requests | 2 | 0 | markdown-it 2 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 123 | 368 | markdownlint 3.0x higher |
| 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 weekmarkdownlint2.2m 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
markdownlint
Major versions
- 0.0.115 Mar 2015
Last 5 releases
- 0.41.113 Jul 2026
- 0.41.010 Jun 2026
- 0.40.04 Dec 2025
- 0.39.013 Oct 2025
- 0.38.03 May 2025
80 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
markdown-it
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markdownlint
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markdown-it
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markdownlint
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsmarkdown-it (markdown-it: ESM + CommonJS; markdownlint: ESM only)
- Need to load it with require()markdown-it
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirementmarkdown-it: none declared; markdownlint: >=22 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemarkdown-it (15.0.2 on 11 Sept 2026 vs 0.41.1 on 13 Jul 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdown-it (20.7m vs 2.2m)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- markdown-it vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdown-it vs turndownNo search data
- markdown-it vs snarkdownNo search data
- react-markdown vs markdown-itNo search data
- markdownlint vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdownlint vs notion-to-mdNo search data
- react-markdown vs markdownlintNo search data
- turndown vs markdownlintNo search data
- markdownlint vs markdown-link-checkNo search data
markdown-it: markdown-it npm registry, markdown-it npm downloads, markdown-it GitHub, markdown-it jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
markdownlint: markdownlint npm registry, markdownlint npm downloads, markdownlint GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.