markdown-it alternatives
8 packages that do the same job as markdown-it: turndown, remark-cli, markdownlint, remark-parse, remark-stringify, remark, remove-markdown, react-markdown. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.
| Package | Weekly downloads | 12-month change | Gzip | Dependencies | Last release | Module | Types | Runtimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| markdown-it This package | 20.7m | +143% | - | 6 | 14 days ago | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| turndown | 6.8m | +290% | - | 1 | 5 months ago | ESM + CommonJS | None | - |
| remark-cli | 302.7k | +41% | - | 4 | 2 years ago | ESM only | None | - |
| markdownlint | 2.2m | +127% | - | 9 | 2 months ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| remark-parse | 37.5m | +193% | - | 4 | 3 years ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| remark-stringify | 28.4m | +289% | - | 3 | 3 years ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| remark | 4.2m | +91% | - | 4 | 3 years ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| remove-markdown | 805k | +95% | - | 0 | 24 days ago | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| react-markdown | 24.6m | +324% | - | 11 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
12-month change compares the average of the last 4 weeks of downloads with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series. Gzip size is for the whole package (Bundlephobia). Runtimes are taken from each package's own documentation; "-" means not recorded.
A library that converts HTML to Markdown
Compared with markdown-it
- 3.1x fewer weekly downloads (6.8m vs 20.7m)
- 1 dependency vs 6
- No types vs bundled types
- Declares Node.js >=18 vs none declared
- Last release 3 Apr 2026 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 1.9x fewer GitHub stars (11.4k vs 21.9k)
CLI to process markdown with remark
Compared with markdown-it
- 68x fewer weekly downloads (302.7k vs 20.7m)
- 4 dependencies vs 6
- ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
- No types vs bundled types
- Last release 30 Apr 2024 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 2.4x fewer GitHub stars (9k vs 21.9k)
A Node.js style checker and lint tool for Markdown/CommonMark files.
Compared with markdown-it
- 9.5x fewer weekly downloads (2.2m vs 20.7m)
- 9 dependencies vs 6
- ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
- Declares Node.js >=22 vs none declared
- Last release 13 Jul 2026 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 3.5x fewer GitHub stars (6.4k vs 21.9k)
remark plugin to add support for parsing markdown input
Compared with markdown-it
- 1.8x more weekly downloads (37.5m vs 20.7m)
- 4 dependencies vs 6
- ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
- Last release 18 Sept 2023 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 2.4x fewer GitHub stars (9k vs 21.9k)
remark plugin to add support for serializing markdown
Compared with markdown-it
- 1.4x more weekly downloads (28.4m vs 20.7m)
- 3 dependencies vs 6
- ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
- Last release 18 Sept 2023 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 2.4x fewer GitHub stars (9k vs 21.9k)
markdown processor powered by plugins part of the unified collective
Compared with markdown-it
- 4.9x fewer weekly downloads (4.2m vs 20.7m)
- 4 dependencies vs 6
- ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
- Last release 18 Sept 2023 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 2.4x fewer GitHub stars (9k vs 21.9k)
Remove Markdown formatting from text
Compared with markdown-it
- 26x fewer weekly downloads (805k vs 20.7m)
- 0 dependencies vs 6
- Last release 31 Aug 2026 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 58x fewer GitHub stars (378 vs 21.9k)
React component to render markdown
Compared with markdown-it
- 1.2x more weekly downloads (24.6m vs 20.7m)
- 11 dependencies vs 6
- ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
- Last release 7 Mar 2025 vs 11 Sept 2026
- 1.4x fewer GitHub stars (15.9k vs 21.9k)
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