Best Markdown Libraries for JavaScript in 2024

Markdown Libraries

Choose the right library for your Markdown needs.

marked

Fast and lightweight. Good for basic needs.

import { marked } from 'marked';
const html = marked.parse('# Hello World');
marked.setOptions({
  gfm: true,
  breaks: true,
});

markdown-it

Extensible and CommonMark compliant.

import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it';
const md = new MarkdownIt({
  html: true,
  linkify: true,
});
const html = md.render('# Hello World');
// Add plugins
import emoji from 'markdown-it-emoji';
md.use(emoji);

react-markdown

Render Markdown as React components.

import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
function Article({ content }) {
  return <ReactMarkdown>{content}</ReactMarkdown>;
}

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