markdownlintv0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026
A Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.
$ npm install markdownlintmarkdown-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 | markdown-link-check | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 2,172,841 | 131,558 | markdownlint 16.5x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +127% | +28% | markdownlint +99 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 9 | 9 | Same |
| Unpacked size | 821 kB | 41 kB | markdown-link-check 19.9x smaller |
| Latest release | 0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026 | 3.15.0, 28 Jul 2026 | markdown-link-check 15 days more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 | - | - |
| First published | 15 Mar 2015 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 6,357 | 717 | markdownlint 8.9x higher |
| Open issues | 82 | 14 | markdownlint 68 more |
| Open pull requests | 0 | 0 | Same |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 368 | 121 | markdownlint 3.0x higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | None | Differs |
| 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.
markdownlint2.2m latest weekmarkdown-link-check131.6k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
markdownlint
Major versions
- 0.0.115 Mar 2015
Last 5 releases
- 0.41.113 Jul 2026
- 0.41.010 Jun 2026
- 0.40.04 Dec 2025
- 0.39.013 Oct 2025
- 0.38.03 May 2025
80 releases in total, 4 in the last 12 months
markdown-link-check
Major versions
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Last 5 releases
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsNeither (markdownlint: ESM only; markdown-link-check: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()markdown-link-check
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfmarkdownlint (markdownlint: Bundled; markdown-link-check: None)
- Node.js version requirementmarkdownlint: >=22; markdown-link-check: none declared (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemarkdown-link-check (3.15.0 on 28 Jul 2026 vs 0.41.1 on 13 Jul 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarkdownlint (2.2m vs 131.6k)
- Licensemarkdownlint: MIT; markdown-link-check: ISC
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markdownlint: markdownlint npm registry, markdownlint npm downloads, markdownlint 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.