Markdown-it Alternatives

Apps similar to Markdown-it include ShowdownJS, which is free and open source. Other options are Snarkdown, Markdeep, Strapdown.js and Markdown Text Editor. In total there are seven Text Editors like Markdown-it for self-hosting and the web.

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  1. ShowdownJS icon
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    Showdown is a JavaScript Markdown to HTML converter, based on the original works by John Gruber. Showdown can be used client side (in the browser) or server side (with NodeJs).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Snarkdown icon
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    Snarkdown is a relatively simple Markdown parser written in JavaScript that's built for speed. It's fast because it's tiny (only 1kb), and uses a single, lengthy but efficient, regular expression for a tokenizer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Markdeep icon
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    Markdeep is an encompassing JavaScript library for rendering Markdown in the browser. It requires no dependencies and directly supports advanced features like charts and diagrams, fenced code blocks, schedule lists and much more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Create Markdown documents using JavaScript and Bootstrap themes. Strapdown.js makes it embarrassingly simple to create elegant Markdown documents. No server-side compilation required. Use it to quickly document your projects, create tutorials, home pages, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  5. Sätteri icon
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    High-performance Markdown and MDX processing for the JavaScript ecosystem.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • npm
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  6. A full-featured markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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