simple-markdownv0.7.3, 8 Jan 2021
Javascript markdown parsing, made simple
$ npm install simple-markdown| Metric | marked | simple-markdown | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 55,320,052 | 201,145 | marked 275.0x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +276% | +90% | marked +187 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | simple-markdown 1 more |
| Unpacked size | 493 kB | 110 kB | simple-markdown 4.5x smaller |
| Latest release | 18.0.14, 22 Sept 2026 | 0.7.3, 8 Jan 2021 | marked 5.7 years more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 25 | - | - |
| First published | 24 Jul 2011 | - | - |
| GitHub stars | 37,203 | 526 | marked 70.7x higher |
| Open issues | 10 | 20 | simple-markdown 10 more |
| Open pull requests | 8 | 17 | simple-markdown 9 more |
| Contributors | 251 | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 232 | 0 | marked higher |
| TypeScript types | Bundled | Bundled | Same |
| Module format | ESM only | CommonJS | Differs |
| 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.
marked55.3m latest weeksimple-markdown201.1k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
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Major versions
- 0.0.124 Jul 2011
- 1.0.021 Apr 2020
- 2.0.07 Feb 2021
- 3.0.016 Aug 2021
- 4.0.02 Nov 2021
- 5.0.02 May 2023
- 6.0.031 Jul 2023
- 7.0.06 Aug 2023
- 8.0.03 Sept 2023
- 9.0.09 Sept 2023
- 10.0.011 Nov 2023
- 11.0.029 Nov 2023
- 12.0.03 Feb 2024
- 13.0.012 Jun 2024
- 14.0.07 Aug 2024
- 15.0.09 Nov 2024
- 16.0.027 Jun 2025
- 17.0.07 Nov 2025
- 18.0.07 Apr 2026
Last 5 releases
- 18.0.1422 Sept 2026
- 18.0.1312 Sept 2026
- 18.0.127 Sept 2026
- 18.0.1124 Aug 2026
- 18.0.1018 Aug 2026
223 releases in total, 25 in the last 12 months
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- Need no runtime dependenciesmarked (marked has 0, simple-markdown has 1)
- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsNeither (marked: ESM only; simple-markdown: CommonJS)
- Need to load it with require()simple-markdown
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
- Node.js version requirementmarked: >= 20; simple-markdown: none declared (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemarked (18.0.14 on 22 Sept 2026 vs 0.7.3 on 8 Jan 2021)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsmarked (55.3m vs 201.1k)
Each line is generated from the data above.
- marked vs remarkableNo search data
marked: marked npm registry, marked npm downloads, marked GitHub, marked jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
simple-markdown: simple-markdown npm registry, simple-markdown npm downloads, simple-markdown GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.