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What is markdown?

aeneasr/markdown — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2020-10-29

★ 1Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

In one sentence

A fast, dependency-free Go library that converts Markdown text into HTML, with support for tables, footnotes, and custom rendering hooks.

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    What it does
      Converts Markdown to HTML
      Supports tables and footnotes
      Customizable rendering
    Tech stack
      Go
    Use cases
      Static site generators
      Wiki engines
      Terminal viewers
    Audience
      Developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Render user-written or author-written Markdown as HTML in a Go web application

USE CASE 2

Build a static site generator that converts Markdown files into HTML pages

USE CASE 3

Create a terminal Markdown viewer using the included mdtohtml command-line tool

USE CASE 4

Build a wiki engine or Markdown-based content server with custom rendering rules

What is it built with?

Go

How does it compare?

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Language—TypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2020-10-29——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity2/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Pair with a sanitizer like Bluemonday if rendering untrusted user content.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to use this Go library to convert a Markdown string into HTML.
Prompt 2
Help me build a simple static site generator in Go using this Markdown-to-HTML library.
Prompt 3
Explain how to sanitize this library's HTML output with Bluemonday for user-submitted comments.
Prompt 4
Show me how to use the mdtohtml command-line tool to convert a folder of Markdown files to HTML.

Frequently asked questions

What is markdown?

A fast, dependency-free Go library that converts Markdown text into HTML, with support for tables, footnotes, and custom rendering hooks.

Is markdown actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2020-10-29).

How hard is markdown to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is markdown for?

Mainly developer.

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