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markdownlint vs markdown-exit

MarkdownPackage data 25 Sept 2026
markdownlintv0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026

A Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.

$ npm install markdownlint
markdown-exitv1.3.0, 24 Aug 2026

A TypeScript rewrite of markdown-it with enhancements

$ npm install markdown-exit
Metricmarkdownlintmarkdown-exitDifference
Weekly downloads2,172,841135,220markdownlint 16.1x higher
12-month download growth+127%+188157%markdown-exit +188030 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies97markdownlint 2 more
Unpacked size821 kB161 kBmarkdown-exit 5.1x smaller
Latest release0.41.1, 13 Jul 20261.3.0, 24 Aug 2026markdown-exit 42 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months4--
First published15 Mar 2015--
GitHub stars6,3571,365markdownlint 4.7x higher
Open issues823markdownlint 79 more
Open pull requests00Same
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks36886markdownlint 4.3x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
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.

markdownlint2.2m latest weekmarkdown-exit135.2k 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.

markdownlint

Major versions
  1. 0.0.115 Mar 2015
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.41.113 Jul 2026
  2. 0.41.010 Jun 2026
  3. 0.40.04 Dec 2025
  4. 0.39.013 Oct 2025
  5. 0.38.03 May 2025
80 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months

markdown-exit

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

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markdown-exit

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markdownlint

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markdown-exit

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  • Module formatBoth ESM only
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirementmarkdownlint: >=22; markdown-exit: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent releasemarkdown-exit (1.3.0 on 24 Aug 2026 vs 0.41.1 on 13 Jul 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdownlint (2.2m vs 135.2k)

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