Markdown-it Alternatives

Markdown-it is described as 'high-speed Markdown parser with 100% CommonMark support, extensions & syntax plugins' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to Markdown-it for Self-Hosted and Web-based. The best Markdown-it alternative is ShowdownJS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Markdown-it are Markdeep, Snarkdown, Strapdown.js and Marked.js.

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Markdown-it

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Markdown-it is a high-speed Markdown parser with 100% CommonMark support, extensions & syntax plugins.

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ShowdownJS
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Free • Open Source
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5 ShowdownJS alternatives
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).
- - ShowdownJS is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Markdown-it.
- - ShowdownJS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Markdown-it.
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1. Support for MarkDownShowdownJS supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Markdeep
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Free • Open Source
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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.
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1. Support for MarkDownMarkdeep supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Snarkdown
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Free • Open Source
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5 Snarkdown alternatives
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.
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Snarkdown Features
1. Support for MarkDownSnarkdown supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Strapdown.js
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Free • Open Source
Self-Hosted
4 Strapdown.js alternatives
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.
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Strapdown.js Features
1. Support for MarkDownStrapdown.js supports MarkDown for document formatting.
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Marked.js
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Free • Open Source
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3 Marked.js alternatives
A full-featured markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed.
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Marked.js Features
1. Support for MarkDownMarked.js supports MarkDown for document formatting.
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ShowdownJS

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Markdeep

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Snarkdown

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Strapdown.js

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Marked.js

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