markedjs

    markedjs/marked

    A markdown parser and compiler. Built for speed.

    37.3K stars
    3.8K forks
    378 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 3 days ago, with 266 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Parses and compiles markdown text into HTML quickly and efficiently.
    • Offers a lightweight, fast markdown compiler that supports multiple markdown flavors without caching delays.
    • Use for converting markdown content to HTML in web browsers for dynamic content rendering.
    • Use for server-side markdown processing in Node.js applications to generate HTML pages or emails.
    • Use for command line markdown to HTML conversion in build scripts or documentation workflows.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    From the README

    Check out the demo page to see Marked in action ⛹️

    Our documentation pages are also rendered using marked 💯

    Node.js: Only current and LTS Node.js versions are supported. End of life Node.js versions may become incompatible with Marked at any point in time.

    Excerpt from the markedjs/marked README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Aug 27: +1

    +246 stars over 87 days across 8 snapshot days; best day +1 on Aug 27.

    Forks

    3.8K+176

    Open issues

    25+12

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