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A markdown parser and compiler. Built for speed.
37K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add markedjs/markedAlternatives
Pulldown Cmark alternatives for AI agents.
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An efficient, reliable parser for CommonMark, a standard dialect of Markdown
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#2
A markdown terminal slideshow tool
8.5K starsMay 22, 2026 pushdocument-processingRustMarkdown
$ npx skills add mfontanini/presenterm#3
Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed
22K starsMay 26, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add markdown-it/markdown-it#4
A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org
17K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingRustMarkdown
$ npx skills add getzola/zola#5
Presentation Slides for Developers
47K starsJun 3, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add slidevjs/slidev#6
The open source frontend for GitBook doc sites
29K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add GitbookIO/gitbook#7
:globe_with_meridians: Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby
51K starsApr 22, 2026 pushdocument-processingRubyMarkdown
$ npx skills add jekyll/jekyll#8
Universal markup converter
45K starsJun 13, 2026 pushdocument-processingHaskellMarkdown
$ npx skills add jgm/pandoc#9
Wiki.js | A modern and powerful wiki app built on Node.js
28K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdocument-processingVueMarkdown
$ npx skills add requarks/wiki#10
Vite & Vue powered static site generator.
18K starsJul 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add vuejs/vitepress#11
Markdown for the component era
20K starsJun 13, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add mdx-js/mdx#12
Simple, powerful and flexible site generation framework with everything you love from Next.js.
14K starsJun 8, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add shuding/nextra#13
Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! 💅🏻
26K starsApr 26, 2026 pushdocument-processingGoMarkdown
$ npx skills add charmbracelet/glow#14
Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.
19K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdocument-processingMarkdown
$ npx skills add obsidianmd/obsidian-releases#15
A markdown version emoji cheat sheet
14K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add ikatyang/emoji-cheat-sheet#16
A beautiful yet powerful syntax highlighter
13K starsJun 4, 2026 pushdocument-processingTypeScriptMarkdown
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