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markdown-link-check vs snarkdown

MarkdownPackage data 25 Sept 2026
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
snarkdownv2.0.0, 31 Aug 2020

Transform Markdown into HTML.

$ npm install snarkdown
Metricmarkdown-link-checksnarkdownDifference
Weekly downloads131,558104,826markdown-link-check +26%
12-month download growth+28%+51%snarkdown +23 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies90markdown-link-check 9 more
Unpacked size41 kB39 kBsnarkdown 6% smaller
Latest release3.15.0, 28 Jul 20262.0.0, 31 Aug 2020markdown-link-check 5.9 years more recent
Releases, last 12 months---
First published---
GitHub stars7172,402snarkdown 3.4x higher
Open issues1434snarkdown 20 more
Open pull requests011snarkdown 11 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks1210markdown-link-check higher
TypeScript typesNoneBundledDiffers
Module formatCommonJSESM + CommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseISCMITDiffers

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
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

markdown-link-check

Major versions
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Last 5 releases
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snarkdown

Major versions
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Last 5 releases
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Release count not fetched
markdown-link-check

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snarkdown

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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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