markdown-itv15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026
Markdown-it - modern pluggable markdown parser.
$ npm install markdown-it| Metric | markdown-it | turndown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 20,702,593 | 6,780,055 | markdown-it 3.1x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +143% | +290% | turndown +147 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | markdown-it 5 more |
| Unpacked size | 1.9 MB | 187 kB | turndown 10.3x smaller |
| Latest release | 15.0.2, 11 Sept 2026 | 7.2.4, 3 Apr 2026 | markdown-it 5 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 8 | 3 | markdown-it 5 more |
| First published | 19 Dec 2014 | 2 Jun 2017 | markdown-it 2.5 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 21,940 | 11,449 | markdown-it 1.9x higher |
| Open issues | 8 | 110 | turndown 102 more |
| Open pull requests | 2 | 34 | turndown 32 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 123 | 41 | markdown-it 3.0x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | None | Differs |
| 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 weekturndown6.8m 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
turndown
Major versions
- 0.0.12 Jun 2017
- 4.0.017 Dec 2017
- 5.0.021 Aug 2018
- 6.0.011 Mar 2020
- 7.0.08 Oct 2020
Last 5 releases
- 7.2.43 Apr 2026
- 7.2.33 Apr 2026
- 7.2.224 Oct 2025
- 7.2.114 Aug 2025
- 7.2.019 May 2024
24 releases in total, 3 in the last 12 months
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- Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfmarkdown-it (markdown-it: Bundled; turndown: None)
- Node.js version requirementmarkdown-it: none declared; turndown: >=18 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemarkdown-it (15.0.2 on 11 Sept 2026 vs 7.2.4 on 3 Apr 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdown-it (20.7m vs 6.8m)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- markdown-it vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdown-it vs markdownlintNo search data
- markdown-it vs snarkdownNo search data
- react-markdown vs markdown-itNo search data
- turndown vs showdownNo search data
- turndown vs snarkdownNo search data
- turndown vs markdownlintNo search data
- turndown vs json2mdNo search data
markdown-it: markdown-it npm registry, markdown-it npm downloads, markdown-it GitHub, markdown-it jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
turndown: turndown npm registry, turndown npm downloads, turndown GitHub, turndown jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.