Marked.js Alternatives

Marked.js is described as 'A full-featured markdown parser and compiler, written in JavaScript. Built for speed' and is an app in the development category. There are three alternatives to Marked.js for Self-Hosted and Web-based. The best Marked.js alternative is Markdown-it, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Marked.js are ShowdownJS and Snarkdown.

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  1. Markdown-it icon

    Markdown-it

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

    5 Markdown-it alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  2. ShowdownJS icon

    ShowdownJS

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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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    Snarkdown

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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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