ShowdownJS Alternatives

ShowdownJS is described as '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)' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to ShowdownJS for Self-Hosted. The best ShowdownJS alternative is Markdown-it, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ShowdownJS are Markdeep, Snarkdown, Strapdown.js and Marked.js.

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Showdown is a JavaScript Markdown to HTML converter, based on the original works by John Gruber. Showdown can be used...

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ShowdownJS alternatives page was last updated Mar 10, 2023
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  1. Markdown-it icon
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    Markdown-it is a high-speed Markdown parser with 100% CommonMark support, extensions & syntax plugins.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Markdown-it Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Markdown-it VS ShowdownJS

     
    • Markdown-it is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ShowdownJS.

    • Markdown-it is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ShowdownJS.

    • Markdown-it is Free and Open SourceShowdownJS is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Markdeep Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Markdeep VS ShowdownJS

     
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    Complete tool with no dependencies !

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    • Markdeep is Free and Open SourceShowdownJS is also Free and Open Source
  3. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Snarkdown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Snarkdown VS ShowdownJS

     
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from 2015.

    Strapdown.js Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Strapdown.js VS ShowdownJS

     
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    A full-featured markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Marked.js Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Marked.js VS ShowdownJS

     
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