react-markdown alternatives
8 packages that do the same job as react-markdown: @mdx-js/react, @mdx-js/rollup, markdown-to-jsx, micromark, remark-mdx, remark-cjk-friendly, @mdxeditor/editor, mdast-util-to-markdown-cjk-friendly-gfm-strikethrough. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.
| Package | Weekly downloads | 12-month change | Gzip | Dependencies | Last release | Module | Types | Runtimes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| react-markdown This package | 24.6m | +324% | - | 11 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| @mdx-js/react | 14.6m | +101% | - | 1 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| @mdx-js/rollup | 512.2k | - | - | 4 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| markdown-to-jsx | 3.8m | +16% | - | 0 | 9 days ago | ESM + CommonJS | Bundled | - |
| micromark | 41.5m | +220% | - | 17 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| remark-mdx | 9.7m | +196% | - | 2 | 1 year ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| remark-cjk-friendly | 2m | +3096% | - | 2 | 3 months ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| @mdxeditor/editor | 840.3k | - | - | 57 | 11 days ago | ESM only | Bundled | - |
| mdast-util-to-markdown-cjk-friendly-gfm-strikethrough | 518.1k | - | - | 4 | 3 months 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.
React context for MDX
Compared with react-markdown
- 1.7x fewer weekly downloads (14.6m vs 24.6m)
- 1 dependency vs 11
- Last release 29 Aug 2025 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 1.2x more GitHub stars (19.8k vs 15.9k)
Rollup plugin for MDX
Compared with react-markdown
- 48x fewer weekly downloads (512.2k vs 24.6m)
- 4 dependencies vs 11
- Last release 29 Aug 2025 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 1.2x more GitHub stars (19.8k vs 15.9k)
A very fast and versatile markdown toolchain. AST, React, React Native, SolidJS, Vue, Markdown, and HTML output available with full customization.
Compared with react-markdown
- 6.5x fewer weekly downloads (3.8m vs 24.6m)
- 0 dependencies vs 11
- ESM + CommonJS vs ESM only
- Declares Node.js >= 18 vs none declared
- Last release 15 Sept 2026 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 6.6x fewer GitHub stars (2.4k vs 15.9k)
small commonmark compliant markdown parser with positional info and concrete tokens
Compared with react-markdown
- 1.7x more weekly downloads (41.5m vs 24.6m)
- 17 dependencies vs 11
- Last release 27 Feb 2025 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 7.1x fewer GitHub stars (2.2k vs 15.9k)
remark plugin to support MDX syntax
Compared with react-markdown
- 2.5x fewer weekly downloads (9.7m vs 24.6m)
- 2 dependencies vs 11
- Last release 29 Aug 2025 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 1.2x more GitHub stars (19.8k vs 15.9k)
remark plugin to make Markdown emphasis (`**`) in CommonMark (and MDX) more friendly with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK)
Compared with react-markdown
- 12x fewer weekly downloads (2m vs 24.6m)
- 2 dependencies vs 11
- Declares Node.js >=18 vs none declared
- Last release 18 Jun 2026 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 97x fewer GitHub stars (164 vs 15.9k)
React component for rich text markdown editing
Compared with react-markdown
- 29x fewer weekly downloads (840.3k vs 24.6m)
- 57 dependencies vs 11
- Declares Node.js >=16 vs none declared
- Last release 13 Sept 2026 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 4.3x fewer GitHub stars (3.7k vs 15.9k)
mdast-util-to-markdown extension package for GFM strikethrough in remark-cjk-friendly reverse serialization
Compared with react-markdown
- 47x fewer weekly downloads (518.1k vs 24.6m)
- 4 dependencies vs 11
- Declares Node.js >=18 vs none declared
- Last release 14 Jun 2026 vs 7 Mar 2025
- 97x fewer GitHub stars (164 vs 15.9k)
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