evilstreak/markdown-js Alternatives

Markdown parsing

A JavaScript markdown parser that converts Markdown to an intermediate JsonML tree and renders HTML; it is unmaintained and superseded by newer parsers.

7.7kJavaScriptno licensedormant · last push 6.6y agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

markedjs/markedGitHub

Choose for an actively maintained, high-speed JavaScript Markdown parser/compiler.

A markdown parser and compiler. Built for speed.

: 37.1k
: JavaScript
: NOASSERTION

active2mo ago

markdown-it/markdown-itGitHub

Choose for strict CommonMark compliance and a plugin-based extension system in JavaScript.

Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed

: 21.9k
: TypeScript
: MIT

active2mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

erusev/parsedownGitHub

Choose when working in PHP and need a maintained Markdown parser, since the seed is JavaScript-only.

Better Markdown Parser in PHP

: 15.1k
: PHP
: MIT

slowing8mo ago

remarkjs/remarkGitHub

Choose when you want a plugin-based Markdown pipeline with AST transformations rather than a direct HTML-rendering parser.

markdown processor powered by plugins part of the @unifiedjs collective

: 9.0k
: JavaScript
: MIT

active4mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

jonschlinkert/remarkableGitHub

Choose for a mature CommonMark parser if you can accept stale maintenance (no pushes for over 2 years).

Markdown parser, done right. Commonmark support, extensions, syntax plugins, high speed - all in one. Gulp and metalsmith plugins available. Used by Facebook, Docusaurus and many others! Use https://github.com/breakdance/breakdance for HTML-to-markdown conversion. Use https://github.com/jonschlinkert/markdown-toc to generate a table of contents.

: 5.8k
: JavaScript
: MIT

dormant2.4y ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named markdown-js among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how markdown-js rates them is a separate judgement, made when markdown-js is analysed in its own right.

markedjs/markedGitHub

calls markdown-js “A very old JS parser; only useful for maintaining legacy code that already relies on it.”

A markdown parser and compiler. Built for speed.

37.1kJavaScriptactive

markdown-it/markdown-itGitHub

calls markdown-js “choose only for a legacy simple JavaScript Markdown parser; it is unmaintained and not CommonMark-compliant.”

Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed

21.9kTypeScriptactive