markdownlintv0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026
A Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.
$ npm install markdownlint| Metric | turndown | markdownlint | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly downloads | 6,780,055 | 2,172,841 | turndown 3.1x higher |
| 12-month download growth | +290% | +127% | turndown +162 pts |
| Gzip size | - | - | - |
| Minified size | - | - | - |
| Dependencies | 1 | 9 | markdownlint 8 more |
| Unpacked size | 187 kB | 821 kB | turndown 4.4x smaller |
| Latest release | 7.2.4, 3 Apr 2026 | 0.41.1, 13 Jul 2026 | markdownlint 3 months more recent |
| Releases, last 12 months | 3 | 4 | markdownlint 1 more |
| First published | 2 Jun 2017 | 15 Mar 2015 | markdownlint 2.2 years earlier |
| GitHub stars | 11,449 | 6,357 | turndown 1.8x higher |
| Open issues | 110 | 82 | turndown 28 more |
| Open pull requests | 34 | 0 | turndown 34 more |
| Contributors | - | - | - |
| Commits, last 52 weeks | 41 | 368 | markdownlint 9.0x higher |
| TypeScript types | None | Bundled | Differs |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS | ESM only | 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.
turndown6.8m latest weekmarkdownlint2.2m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
turndown
Major versions
- 0.0.12 Jun 2017
- 4.0.017 Dec 2017
- 5.0.021 Aug 2018
- 6.0.011 Mar 2020
- 7.0.08 Oct 2020
Last 5 releases
- 7.2.43 Apr 2026
- 7.2.33 Apr 2026
- 7.2.224 Oct 2025
- 7.2.114 Aug 2025
- 7.2.019 May 2024
24 releases in total, 3 in the last 12 months
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
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- Need both ESM and CommonJS entry pointsturndown (turndown: ESM + CommonJS; markdownlint: ESM only)
- Need to load it with require()turndown
- Need TypeScript types in the package itselfmarkdownlint (turndown: None; markdownlint: Bundled)
- Node.js version requirementturndown: >=18; markdownlint: >=22 (engines field in package.json)
- Need the more recent releasemarkdownlint (0.41.1 on 13 Jul 2026 vs 7.2.4 on 3 Apr 2026)
- Higher weekly npm downloadsturndown (6.8m vs 2.2m)
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turndown: turndown npm registry, turndown npm downloads, turndown GitHub, turndown jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
markdownlint: markdownlint npm registry, markdownlint npm downloads, markdownlint GitHub. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.
Indexability: Indexed.