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snarkdown alternatives

8 packages that do the same job as snarkdown: markdown-exit, turndown, @tryfabric/martian, @tryfabric/mack, markdown-loader, @momiji-rs/sparkdown, markdown-it, react-native-markdown-package. Figures below are from npm, GitHub and Bundlephobia.

Data as of 25 Sept 2026
PackageWeekly downloads12-month changeGzipDependenciesLast releaseModuleTypesRuntimes
snarkdown
This package
104.8k+51%-06 years agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
markdown-exit135.2k+188157%-71 month agoESM onlyBundled-
turndown6.8m+290%-15 months agoESM + CommonJSNone-
@tryfabric/martian104k--54 years agoCommonJSBundled-
@tryfabric/mack17.4k--34 years agoCommonJSBundled-
markdown-loader68.5k+0%-14 years agoESM + CommonJSNone-
@momiji-rs/sparkdown9k--02 months agoESM onlyBundled-
markdown-it20.7m+143%-614 days agoESM + CommonJSBundled-
react-native-markdown-package67.2k+148%-34 months agoCommonJSNone-

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 TypeScript rewrite of markdown-it with enhancements

Compared with snarkdown

  • 1.3x more weekly downloads (135.2k vs 104.8k)
  • 7 dependencies vs 0
  • ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
  • Last release 24 Aug 2026 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 1.8x fewer GitHub stars (1.4k vs 2.4k)

A library that converts HTML to Markdown

Compared with snarkdown

  • 65x more weekly downloads (6.8m vs 104.8k)
  • 1 dependency vs 0
  • No types vs bundled types
  • Declares Node.js >=18 vs none declared
  • Last release 3 Apr 2026 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 4.8x more GitHub stars (11.4k vs 2.4k)

Converts Markdown to Notion Blocks and RichText

Compared with snarkdown

  • About the same weekly downloads (104k vs 104.8k)
  • 5 dependencies vs 0
  • CommonJS vs ESM + CommonJS
  • Declares Node.js >=15 vs none declared
  • Last release 24 May 2022 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 4.4x fewer GitHub stars (542 vs 2.4k)

Converts Markdown to Slack BlockKit Blocks

Compared with snarkdown

  • 6.0x fewer weekly downloads (17.4k vs 104.8k)
  • 3 dependencies vs 0
  • CommonJS vs ESM + CommonJS
  • Last release 3 Jun 2022 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 34x fewer GitHub stars (71 vs 2.4k)

markdown-loader for webpack

Compared with snarkdown

  • 1.5x fewer weekly downloads (68.5k vs 104.8k)
  • 1 dependency vs 0
  • No types vs bundled types
  • Declares Node.js >=12.22.9 vs none declared
  • Last release 27 Jan 2022 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 6.5x fewer GitHub stars (372 vs 2.4k)

Fast, standards-first CommonMark → HTML (100% CommonMark 0.31.2), as WASI-free WebAssembly — zero dependencies, runs in Node/browsers/bundlers/Deno/edge. GitHub Flavored Markdown via the `/gfm` subpath; every extension via `/full`; a ~80× faster drop-in r

Compared with snarkdown

  • 12x fewer weekly downloads (9k vs 104.8k)
  • ESM only vs ESM + CommonJS
  • Declares Node.js >=18 vs none declared
  • Last release 27 Jun 2026 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 1201x fewer GitHub stars (2 vs 2.4k)

Markdown-it - modern pluggable markdown parser.

Compared with snarkdown

  • 197x more weekly downloads (20.7m vs 104.8k)
  • 6 dependencies vs 0
  • Last release 11 Sept 2026 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 9.1x more GitHub stars (21.9k vs 2.4k)

Package for implementing markdown syntax in React Native

Compared with snarkdown

  • 1.6x fewer weekly downloads (67.2k vs 104.8k)
  • 3 dependencies vs 0
  • CommonJS vs ESM + CommonJS
  • No types vs bundled types
  • Last release 6 May 2026 vs 31 Aug 2020
  • 26x fewer GitHub stars (94 vs 2.4k)
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, Bundlephobia. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.