markdown-itv15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026
Markdown-it - modern pluggable markdown parser.
$ npm install markdown-it| Metric | markdown-it | snarkdown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 20,702,593 | 104,826 | markdown-it 197.5x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +143% | +51% | markdown-it +92 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 0 | markdown-it 6 more |
| Unpacked size | 1.9 MB | 39 kB | snarkdown 49.2x smaller |
| Latest release | 15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026 | 2.0.0, 31 Aug 2020 | markdown-it 6.0 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 | - | - |
| First published | 19 Dec 2014 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 21,940 | 2,402 | markdown-it 9.1x higher |
| Open issues | 8 | 34 | snarkdown 26 more |
| Open pull requests | 2 | 11 | snarkdown 9 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 123 | 0 | markdown-it higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | ESM + CommonJS | Same |
| 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 weeksnarkdown103.2k 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
snarkdown
Major versions
- -
Last 5 releases
- -
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- Need no runtime dependenciessnarkdown (markdown-it has 6, snarkdown has 0)
- Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Need the more recent releasemarkdown-it (15.0.2 on 11 Sept 2026 vs 2.0.0 on 31 Aug 2020)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdown-it (20.7m vs 104.8k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
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markdown-it: markdown-it npm registry, markdown-it npm downloads, markdown-it GitHub, markdown-it jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
snarkdown: snarkdown npm registry, snarkdown npm downloads, snarkdown GitHub, snarkdown jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.