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-cli2markdownlint-cliv0.49.1, 14 Jul 2026
MarkdownLint Command Line Interface
$ npm install markdownlint-cli| Metric | markdownlint-cli2 | markdownlint-cli | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 1,105,359 | 836,393 | markdownlint-cli2 +32% |
| 12-month download growth | +386% | +55% | markdownlint-cli2 +330 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 9 | 12 | markdownlint-cli 3 more |
| Unpacked size | 229 kB | 25 kB | markdownlint-cli 9.3x smaller |
| Latest release | 0.23.3, 20 Sept 2026 | 0.49.1, 14 Jul 2026 | markdownlint-cli2 2 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 | 5 | markdownlint-cli2 5 more |
| First published | 4 Jul 2020 | 19 Jan 2016 | markdownlint-cli 4.5 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 926 | 1,096 | markdownlint-cli +18% |
| Open issues | 3 | 20 | markdownlint-cli 17 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 4 | markdownlint-cli 4 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 354 | 101 | markdownlint-cli2 3.5x higher |
| TypeScript types | None | None | Same |
| Module format | ESM only | ESM only | 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.
markdownlint-cli21.1m latest weekmarkdownlint-cli822.1k 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
markdownlint-cli
Major versions
- 0.0.119 Jan 2016
Last 5 releases
- 0.49.114 Jul 2026
- 0.49.017 Jun 2026
- 0.48.03 Mar 2026
- 0.47.011 Dec 2025
- 0.46.019 Nov 2025
66 releases in total, 5 in the last 12 months
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- Module formatBoth ESM only
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfNeither (markdownlint-cli2: None; markdownlint-cli: None)
- Node.js version requirementmarkdownlint-cli2: >=22; markdownlint-cli: >=22 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemarkdownlint-cli2 (0.23.3 on 20 Sept 2026 vs 0.49.1 on 14 Jul 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdownlint-cli2 (1.1m vs 836.4k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- markdownlint-cli2 vs markdown-exitNo search data
- markdownlint-cli2 vs notion-to-mdNo search data
- markdownlint-cli2 vs markdown-link-checkNo search data
markdownlint-cli2: markdownlint-cli2 npm registry, markdownlint-cli2 npm downloads, markdownlint-cli2 GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
markdownlint-cli: markdownlint-cli npm registry, markdownlint-cli npm downloads, markdownlint-cli GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.