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markdownlint-cli2 vs markdownlint-cli

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
markdownlint-cliv0.49.1, 14 Jul 2026

MarkdownLint Command Line Interface

$ npm install markdownlint-cli
Metricmarkdownlint-cli2markdownlint-cliDifference
Weekly downloads1,105,359836,393markdownlint-cli2 +32%
12-month download growth+386%+55%markdownlint-cli2 +330 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies912markdownlint-cli 3 more
Unpacked size229 kB25 kBmarkdownlint-cli 9.3x smaller
Latest release0.23.3, 20 Sept 20260.49.1, 14 Jul 2026markdownlint-cli2 2 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months105markdownlint-cli2 5 more
First published4 Jul 202019 Jan 2016markdownlint-cli 4.5 years earlier
GitHub stars9261,096markdownlint-cli +18%
Open issues320markdownlint-cli 17 more
Open pull requests04markdownlint-cli 4 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks354101markdownlint-cli2 3.5x higher
TypeScript typesNoneNoneSame
Module formatESM onlyESM onlySame
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

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
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

markdownlint-cli

Major versions
  1. 0.0.119 Jan 2016
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.49.114 Jul 2026
  2. 0.49.017 Jun 2026
  3. 0.48.03 Mar 2026
  4. 0.47.011 Dec 2025
  5. 0.46.019 Nov 2025
66 releases in total, 5 in the last 12 months
markdownlint-cli2

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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)

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