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markdownlint-cli2 vs markdown-link-check

MarkdownPackage data 25 Sept 2026
markdownlint-cli2v0.23.3, 20 Sept 2026

A fast, flexible, configuration-based command-line interface for linting Markdown/CommonMark files with the `markdownlint` library

$ npm install markdownlint-cli2
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
Metricmarkdownlint-cli2markdown-link-checkDifference
Weekly downloads1,105,359131,558markdownlint-cli2 8.4x higher
12-month download growth+386%+28%markdownlint-cli2 +357 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies99Same
Unpacked size229 kB41 kBmarkdown-link-check 5.6x smaller
Latest release0.23.3, 20 Sept 20263.15.0, 28 Jul 2026markdownlint-cli2 54 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months10--
First published4 Jul 2020--
GitHub stars926717markdownlint-cli2 +29%
Open issues314markdown-link-check 11 more
Open pull requests00Same
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks354121markdownlint-cli2 2.9x higher
TypeScript typesNoneNoneSame
Module formatESM onlyCommonJSDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITISCDiffers

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.

markdownlint-cli21.1m latest weekmarkdown-link-check131.6k 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.

markdownlint-cli2

Major versions
  1. 0.0.14 Jul 2020
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.23.320 Sept 2026
  2. 0.23.227 Jul 2026
  3. 0.23.117 Jul 2026
  4. 0.23.01 Jul 2026
  5. 0.22.122 Apr 2026
57 releases in total, 10 in the last 12 months

markdown-link-check

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
Release count not fetched
markdownlint-cli2

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markdown-link-check

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markdownlint-cli2

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markdown-link-check

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  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsNeither (markdownlint-cli2: ESM only; markdown-link-check: CommonJS)
  • Need to load it with require()markdown-link-check
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfNeither (markdownlint-cli2: None; markdown-link-check: None)
  • Node.js version requirementmarkdownlint-cli2: >=22; markdown-link-check: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasemarkdownlint-cli2 (0.23.3 on 20 Sept 2026 vs 3.15.0 on 28 Jul 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdownlint-cli2 (1.1m vs 131.6k)
  • Licensemarkdownlint-cli2: MIT; markdown-link-check: ISC

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