CommonMark is a robust, highly spec-compliant Markdown parser and renderer. It provides a well-defined, unambiguous grammar for Markdown, eliminating inconsistencies across implementations. This package supports parsing CommonMark-flavored Markdown into an abstract syntax tree and rendering it to HTML. It's widely used for creating predictable and reliable Markdown processing in various applications, ensuring consistent output across different platforms and tools. Useful for content creation, documentation generation, and more.
Commonmark's release frequency on npm has significantly decreased over time. The package saw more frequent updates in 2014-2016. Releases became sporadic from 2017 onwards, with long gaps between versions. In 2024 and 2025, releases are infrequent, with no releases in the first seven months of 2025.
Commonmark npm package downloads show a strong upward trend. Starting from 510K in February 2024, downloads peaked at 4.06M in July 2025. August 2025 data is incomplete but already shows 2.09M downloads, suggesting continued high usage, though potentially lower than the previous month.
