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-cli2markdown-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 | markdownlint-cli2 | markdown-link-check | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 1,105,359 | 131,558 | markdownlint-cli2 8.4x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +386% | +28% | markdownlint-cli2 +357 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 9 | 9 | Same |
| Unpacked size | 229 kB | 41 kB | markdown-link-check 5.6x smaller |
| Latest release | 0.23.3, 20 Sept 2026 | 3.15.0, 28 Jul 2026 | markdownlint-cli2 54 days more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 | - | - |
| First published | 4 Jul 2020 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 926 | 717 | markdownlint-cli2 +29% |
| Open issues | 3 | 14 | markdown-link-check 11 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 0 | Same |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 354 | 121 | markdownlint-cli2 2.9x higher |
| TypeScript types | None | None | Same |
| Module format | ESM only | CommonJS | Differs |
| Runtimes | - | - | - |
| License | MIT | ISC | 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.
markdownlint-cli21.1m latest weekmarkdown-link-check131.6k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
markdownlint-cli2
Major versions
- 0.0.14 Jul 2020
Last 5 releases
- 0.23.320 Sept 2026
- 0.23.227 Jul 2026
- 0.23.117 Jul 2026
- 0.23.01 Jul 2026
- 0.22.122 Apr 2026
57 releases in total, 10 in the last 12 months
markdown-link-check
Major versions
- -
Last 5 releases
- -
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markdownlint-cli2
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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
Each line is generated from the data above.
- markdownlint-cli2 vs markdownlint-cliNo search data
- markdownlint-cli2 vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdownlint-cli2 vs notion-to-mdNo search data
- markdown-link-check vs snarkdownNo search data
- markdownlint vs markdown-link-checkNo search data
- notion-to-md vs markdown-link-checkNo search data
markdownlint-cli2: markdownlint-cli2 npm registry, markdownlint-cli2 npm downloads, markdownlint-cli2 GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
markdown-link-check: markdown-link-check npm registry, markdown-link-check npm downloads, markdown-link-check GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.