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Markdown Performance Comparison (updated 2024 May)
A performance comparison of leading Javascript Markdown implementations.
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User agent:
Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 17_4_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/17.4.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1
Browser:
Mobile Safari 17
Operating system:
iOS 17.4.1
Device Platform:
Mobile
Date tested:
one year ago
Remarkable
5K/s
CommonMark
3K/s
Markdown-it
3K/s
Micromarkdown
1K/s
Snarkdown
514/s
Showdown.js
370/s
Marked
66/s
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Test name
Executions per second
✓
Remarkable
4,817 Ops/sec
CommonMark
2,781 Ops/sec
Markdown-it
2,676 Ops/sec
Micromarkdown
1,145 Ops/sec
Snarkdown
514 Ops/sec
Showdown.js
370 Ops/sec
Marked
66 Ops/sec
HTML Preparation code:
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/showdown@2.1.0/dist/showdown.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/marked@12.0.2/marked.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/commonmark@0.31.0/dist/commonmark.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/markdown-it@14.1.0/dist/markdown-it.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/remarkable@2.0.1/dist/remarkable.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/micromarkdown@0.3.0/dist/micromarkdown.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://unpkg.com/snarkdown@2.0.0/dist/snarkdown.umd.js"></script>
Script Preparation code:
var conv = { showdown: new showdown.Converter(), marked: marked, cm: new commonmark.HtmlRenderer(), mdit: markdownit({ html: true }), remarkable: new remarkable.Remarkable(), micromarkdown: window.micromarkdown, snarkdown: window.snarkdown }; var pars = { cm: new commonmark.Parser() }; var md = [ "---", "__Advertisement :)__", "", "- __[pica](https://nodeca.github.io/pica/demo/)__ - high quality and fast image", " resize in browser.", "- __[babelfish](https://github.com/nodeca/babelfish/)__ - developer friendly", " i18n with plurals support and easy syntax.", "", "You will like those projects!", "", "---", "", "# h1 Heading 8-)", "## h2 Heading", "### h3 Heading", "#### h4 Heading", "##### h5 Heading", "###### h6 Heading", "", "", "## Horizontal Rules", "", "___", "", "---", "", "***", "", "", "## Typographic replacements", "", "Enable typographer option to see result.", "", "(c) (C) (r) (R) (tm) (TM) (p) (P) +-", "", "test.. test... test..... test?..... test!....", "", "!!!!!! ???? ,, -- ---", "", "\"Smartypants, double quotes\" and 'single quotes'", "", "", "## Emphasis", "", "**This is bold text**", "", "__This is bold text__", "", "*This is italic text*", "", "_This is italic text_", "", "~~Strikethrough~~", "", "", "## Blockquotes", "", "", "> Blockquotes can also be nested...", ">> ...by using additional greater-than signs right next to each other...", "> > > ...or with spaces between arrows.", "", "", "## Lists", "", "Unordered", "", "+ Create a list by starting a line with `+`, `-`, or `*`", "+ Sub-lists are made by indenting 2 spaces:", " - Marker character change forces new list start:", " * Ac tristique libero volutpat at", " + Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet", " - Nulla volutpat aliquam velit", "+ Very easy!", "", "Ordered", "", "1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", "2. Consectetur adipiscing elit", "3. Integer molestie lorem at massa", "", "", "1. You can use sequential numbers...", "1. ...or keep all the numbers as `1.`", "", "Start numbering with offset:", "", "57. foo", "1. bar", "", "", "## Code", "", "Inline `code`", "", "Indented code", "", " // Some comments", " line 1 of code", " line 2 of code", " line 3 of code", "", "", "Block code \"fences\"", "", "```", "Sample text here...", "```", "", "Syntax highlighting", "", "``` js", "var foo = function (bar) {", " return bar++;", "};", "", "console.log(foo(5));", "```", "", "## Tables", "", "| Option | Description |", "| ------ | ----------- |", "| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |", "| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |", "| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |", "", "Right aligned columns", "", "| Option | Description |", "| ------:| -----------:|", "| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |", "| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |", "| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |", "", "", "## Links", "", "[link text](http://dev.nodeca.com)", "", "[link with title](http://nodeca.github.io/pica/demo/ \"title text!\")", "", "Autoconverted link https://github.com/nodeca/pica (enable linkify to see)", "", "", "## Images", "", "", "![Stormtroopocat](https://octodex.github.com/images/stormtroopocat.jpg \"The Stormtroopocat\")", "", "Like links, Images also have a footnote style syntax", "", "![Alt text][id]", "", "With a reference later in the document defining the URL location:", "", "[id]: https://octodex.github.com/images/dojocat.jpg \"The Dojocat\"", "", "", "## Plugins", "", "The killer feature of `markdown-it` is very effective support of", "[syntax plugins](https://www.npmjs.org/browse/keyword/markdown-it-plugin).", "", "", "### [Emojies](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-emoji)", "", "> Classic markup: :wink: :crush: :cry: :tear: :laughing: :yum:", ">", "> Shortcuts (emoticons): :-) :-( 8-) ;)", "", "see [how to change output](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-emoji#change-output) with twemoji.", "", "", "### [Subscipt](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-sub) / [Superscirpt](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-sup)", "", "- 19^th^", "- H~2~O", "", "", "### [\<ins>](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-ins)", "", "++Inserted text++", "", "", "### [\<mark>](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-mark)", "", "==Marked text==", "", "", "### [Footnotes](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-footnote)", "", "Footnote 1 link[^first].", "", "Footnote 2 link[^second].", "", "Inline footnote^[Text of inline footnote] definition.", "", "Duplicated footnote reference[^second].", "", "[^first]: Footnote **can have markup**", "", " and multiple paragraphs.", "", "[^second]: Footnote text.", "", "", "### [Definition lists](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-deflist)", "", "Term 1", "", ": Definition 1", "with lazy continuation.", "", "Term 2 with *inline markup*", "", ": Definition 2", "", " { some code, part of Definition 2 }", "", " Third paragraph of definition 2.", "", "_Compact style:_", "", "Term 1", " ~ Definition 1", "", "Term 2", " ~ Definition 2a", " ~ Definition 2b", "", "", "### [Abbreviations](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-abbr)", "", "This is HTML abbreviation example.", "", "It converts \"HTML\", but keep intact partial entries like \"xxxHTMLyyy\" and so on.", "", "*[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language", "---", "__Advertisement :)__", "", "- __[pica](https://nodeca.github.io/pica/demo/)__ - high quality and fast image", " resize in browser.", "- __[babelfish](https://github.com/nodeca/babelfish/)__ - developer friendly", " i18n with plurals support and easy syntax.", "", "You will like those projects!", "", "---", "", "# h1 Heading 8-)", "## h2 Heading", "### h3 Heading", "#### h4 Heading", "##### h5 Heading", "###### h6 Heading", "", "", "## Horizontal Rules", "", "___", "", "---", "", "***", "", "", "## Typographic replacements", "", "Enable typographer option to see result.", "", "(c) (C) (r) (R) (tm) (TM) (p) (P) +-", "", "test.. test... test..... test?..... test!....", "", "!!!!!! ???? ,, -- ---", "", "\"Smartypants, double quotes\" and 'single quotes'", "", "", "## Emphasis", "", "**This is bold text**", "", "__This is bold text__", "", "*This is italic text*", "", "_This is italic text_", "", "~~Strikethrough~~", "", "", "## Blockquotes", "", "", "> Blockquotes can also be nested...", ">> ...by using additional greater-than signs right next to each other...", "> > > ...or with spaces between arrows.", "", "", "## Lists", "", "Unordered", "", "+ Create a list by starting a line with `+`, `-`, or `*`", "+ Sub-lists are made by indenting 2 spaces:", " - Marker character change forces new list start:", " * Ac tristique libero volutpat at", " + Facilisis in pretium nisl aliquet", " - Nulla volutpat aliquam velit", "+ Very easy!", "", "Ordered", "", "1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", "2. Consectetur adipiscing elit", "3. Integer molestie lorem at massa", "", "", "1. You can use sequential numbers...", "1. ...or keep all the numbers as `1.`", "", "Start numbering with offset:", "", "57. foo", "1. bar", "", "", "## Code", "", "Inline `code`", "", "Indented code", "", " // Some comments", " line 1 of code", " line 2 of code", " line 3 of code", "", "", "Block code \"fences\"", "", "```", "Sample text here...", "```", "", "Syntax highlighting", "", "``` js", "var foo = function (bar) {", " return bar++;", "};", "", "console.log(foo(5));", "```", "", "## Tables", "", "| Option | Description |", "| ------ | ----------- |", "| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |", "| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |", "| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |", "", "Right aligned columns", "", "| Option | Description |", "| ------:| -----------:|", "| data | path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates. |", "| engine | engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default. |", "| ext | extension to be used for dest files. |", "", "", "## Links", "", "[link text](http://dev.nodeca.com)", "", "[link with title](http://nodeca.github.io/pica/demo/ \"title text!\")", "", "Autoconverted link https://github.com/nodeca/pica (enable linkify to see)", "", "", "## Images", "", "", "![Stormtroopocat](https://octodex.github.com/images/stormtroopocat.jpg \"The Stormtroopocat\")", "", "Like links, Images also have a footnote style syntax", "", "![Alt text][id]", "", "With a reference later in the document defining the URL location:", "", "[id]: https://octodex.github.com/images/dojocat.jpg \"The Dojocat\"", "", "", "## Plugins", "", "The killer feature of `markdown-it` is very effective support of", "[syntax plugins](https://www.npmjs.org/browse/keyword/markdown-it-plugin).", "", "", "### [Emojies](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-emoji)", "", "> Classic markup: :wink: :crush: :cry: :tear: :laughing: :yum:", ">", "> Shortcuts (emoticons): :-) :-( 8-) ;)", "", "see [how to change output](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-emoji#change-output) with twemoji.", "", "", "### [Subscipt](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-sub) / [Superscirpt](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-sup)", "", "- 19^th^", "- H~2~O", "", "", "### [\<ins>](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-ins)", "", "++Inserted text++", "", "", "### [\<mark>](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-mark)", "", "==Marked text==", "", "", "### [Footnotes](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-footnote)", "", "Footnote 1 link[^first].", "", "Footnote 2 link[^second].", "", "Inline footnote^[Text of inline footnote] definition.", "", "Duplicated footnote reference[^second].", "", "[^first]: Footnote **can have markup**", "", " and multiple paragraphs.", "", "[^second]: Footnote text.", "", "", "### [Definition lists](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-deflist)", "", "Term 1", "", ": Definition 1", "with lazy continuation.", "", "Term 2 with *inline markup*", "", ": Definition 2", "", " { some code, part of Definition 2 }", "", " Third paragraph of definition 2.", "", "_Compact style:_", "", "Term 1", " ~ Definition 1", "", "Term 2", " ~ Definition 2a", " ~ Definition 2b", "", "", "### [Abbreviations](https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it-abbr)", "", "This is HTML abbreviation example.", "", "It converts \"HTML\", but keep intact partial entries like \"xxxHTMLyyy\" and so on.", "", "*[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language"].join("\n");
Tests:
Showdown.js
conv.showdown.makeHtml(md);
Marked
conv.marked.parse(md);
CommonMark
conv.cm.render(pars.cm.parse(md));
Markdown-it
conv.mdit.render(md);
Remarkable
conv.remarkable.render(md);
Micromarkdown
conv.micromarkdown.parse(md);
Snarkdown
conv.snarkdown(md);