markdown-link-checkv3.15.0, 28 Jul 2026
checks the all of the hyperlinks in a markdown text to determine if they are alive or dead
$ npm install markdown-link-check| Metric | markdown-link-check | snarkdown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 131,558 | 104,826 | markdown-link-check +26% |
| 12-month download growth | +28% | +51% | snarkdown +23 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 9 | 0 | markdown-link-check 9 more |
| Unpacked size | 41 kB | 39 kB | snarkdown 6% smaller |
| Latest release | 3.15.0, 28 Jul 2026 | 2.0.0, 31 Aug 2020 | markdown-link-check 5.9 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | - | - | - |
| First published | - | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 717 | 2,402 | snarkdown 3.4x higher |
| Open issues | 14 | 34 | snarkdown 20 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 11 | snarkdown 11 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 121 | 0 | markdown-link-check higher |
| TypeScript types | None | Bundled | Differs |
| Module format | CommonJS | ESM + CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | ISC | MIT | Differs |
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-link-check131.6k latest weeksnarkdown103.2k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
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- Need no runtime dependenciessnarkdown (markdown-link-check has 9, snarkdown has 0)
- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointssnarkdown (markdown-link-check: CommonJS; snarkdown: ESM + CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()Both
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfsnarkdown (markdown-link-check: None; snarkdown: Bundled)
- Need the more recent releasemarkdown-link-check (3.15.0 on 28 Jul 2026 vs 2.0.0 on 31 Aug 2020)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdown-link-check (131.6k vs 104.8k)
- Licensemarkdown-link-check: ISC; snarkdown: MIT
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markdown-link-check: markdown-link-check npm registry, markdown-link-check npm downloads, markdown-link-check GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
snarkdown: snarkdown npm registry, snarkdown npm downloads, snarkdown GitHub, snarkdown jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.