# gomarkdown/markdown

markdown parser and HTML renderer for Go

Repository: https://github.com/gomarkdown/markdown
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gomarkdown-markdown
Language: Go
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: markdown, golang, go
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:46:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3142, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1727, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:28.314624+00:00)

## What it is
gomarkdown/markdown is a fast Go library for parsing Markdown text into an AST and rendering it as HTML, with support for common Markdown extensions and customizable renderers. It also powers a companion mdtohtml command-line tool.

## Use cases
- convert markdown to html in go
- parse markdown files into an ast
- render user-generated markdown on a website
- customize markdown html rendering
- modify markdown document structure programmatically
- add syntax highlighting to rendered code blocks

## When to choose
- you need a fast, extensible markdown parser in a Go application
- you want programmatic access to the markdown AST for transformations
- you need customizable HTML output for markdown content

## When to avoid
- you need sanitization of untrusted markdown built in - pair it with bluemonday
- you need a non-Go solution or a full static site generator
- you need CommonMark strict certification guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, templating, markdown
- domain: parsers, web-development, developer-tools, documentation
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: markdown-parser, html-renderer, ast, syntax-highlighting

## Member repositories
- gomarkdown/markdown (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.314624+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:32:17.140358+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gomarkdown/markdown (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:28.314624+00:00, sha 5f7548d9cce9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.