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Markdown parser, done right. 100% CommonMark support, extensions, syntax plugins & high speed. Now in Python!
1.3K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
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A Python implementation of John Gruber’s Markdown with Extension support.
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Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal.
57K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add Textualize/rich#3
Convert HTML to Markdown-formatted text.
2.2K starsOct 28, 2025 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add Alir3z4/html2text#4
Project documentation with Markdown.
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$ npx skills add mkdocs/mkdocs#5
EasyMDE: A simple, beautiful, and embeddable JavaScript Markdown editor. Delightful editing for beginners and experts alike. Features built-in autosaving and spell checking.
3.0K starsMay 3, 2026 pushdocument-processingJavaScriptMarkdown
$ npx skills add Ionaru/easy-markdown-editor#6
The Sphinx documentation generator
7.9K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add sphinx-doc/sphinx#7
Powerful Markdown package for Sublime Text with better syntax understanding and good color schemes.
3.3K starsMay 9, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add SublimeText-Markdown/MarkdownEditing#8
A fast yet powerful Python Markdown parser with renderers and plugins.
3.0K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add lepture/mistune#9
Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal
3.7K starsMay 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add Textualize/rich-cli#10
A open-source tool for writers
2.3K starsJun 7, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add olivierkes/manuskript#11
ReText: Simple but powerful editor for Markdown and reStructuredText
2.0K starsMay 19, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add retext-project/retext#12
A minimalistic wiki powered by python, markdown and git.
1.4K starsJun 11, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add redimp/otterwiki#13
A fast, extensible and spec-compliant Markdown parser in pure Python.
1.1K starsMay 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add miyuchina/mistletoe#14
Extensions for Python Markdown
1.1K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonMarkdown
$ npx skills add facelessuser/pymdown-extensions#15
Better Markdown Parser in PHP
15K starsFeb 18, 2026 pushdocument-processingPHPMarkdown
$ npx skills add erusev/parsedown#16
Small python-gtk application, which helps the user to merge or split PDF documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.
5.6K starsJun 3, 2026 pushdocument-processingPythonPDF
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