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@microsoft/tsdoc vs jsdoc-to-markdown

Documentation toolingPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@microsoft/tsdocv0.17.0, 16 Sept 2026

A parser for the TypeScript doc comment syntax

$ npm install @microsoft/tsdoc
jsdoc-to-markdownv9.1.3, 3 Oct 2025

Generates markdown API documentation from jsdoc annotated source code

$ npm install jsdoc-to-markdown
Metric@microsoft/tsdocjsdoc-to-markdownDifference
Weekly downloads9,329,343184,299@microsoft/tsdoc 50.6x higher
12-month download growth+95%+2%@microsoft/tsdoc +92 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies08jsdoc-to-markdown 8 more
Unpacked size2.2 MB30 kBjsdoc-to-markdown 74.4x smaller
Latest release0.17.0, 16 Sept 20269.1.3, 3 Oct 2025@microsoft/tsdoc 11 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months2--
First published1 Jun 2018--
GitHub stars4,9691,759@microsoft/tsdoc 2.8x higher
Open issues14126@microsoft/tsdoc 115 more
Open pull requests170@microsoft/tsdoc 17 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks522@microsoft/tsdoc 26.0x higher
TypeScript typesBundledNoneDiffers
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
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.

@microsoft/tsdoc9.3m latest weekjsdoc-to-markdown184.3k 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.

@microsoft/tsdoc

Major versions
  1. 0.0.01 Jun 2018
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.17.016 Sept 2026
  2. 0.16.011 Nov 2025
  3. 0.15.123 Nov 2024
  4. 0.15.028 May 2024
  5. 0.14.214 Sept 2022
52 releases in total, 2 in the last 12 months

jsdoc-to-markdown

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
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  • Need no runtime dependencies@microsoft/tsdoc (@microsoft/tsdoc has 0, jsdoc-to-markdown has 8)
  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itself@microsoft/tsdoc (@microsoft/tsdoc: Bundled; jsdoc-to-markdown: None)
  • Node.js version requirement@microsoft/tsdoc: none declared; jsdoc-to-markdown: >=12.17 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@microsoft/tsdoc (0.17.0 on 16 Sept 2026 vs 9.1.3 on 3 Oct 2025)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@microsoft/tsdoc (9.3m vs 184.3k)

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