jrblevin/markdown-mode
Emacs Markdown Mode observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 42
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 375
- age_days: 4111
- days_rel: 178
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1044 stars · 185 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
markdown-mode is an Emacs major mode for editing Markdown-formatted text, with syntax highlighting, keybindings, and preview/export via an external Markdown processor like Pandoc. It supports standard Markdown, GitHub Flavored Markdown, and Leanpub extensions.
Use cases
- edit markdown files in emacs
- syntax highlighting for markdown in emacs
- preview markdown as html from emacs
- export markdown to html
- write gfm readme files in emacs
- emacs major mode for markdown
When to choose
- you use Emacs and write Markdown regularly
- you want GFM or Leanpub flavor support in the editor
- you want inline preview and export driven by Pandoc or similar processors
When to avoid
- you use Vim, VS Code, or another editor
- you need a standalone Markdown editor or renderer
- you don't want to install an external Markdown processor for preview/export
Facets
plugin · maturity stable
editor markdown documentation text-editors documentation developer-tools cross-platform emacs-lisp major-mode gfm syntax-highlighting preview export emacs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jrblevin/markdown-mode · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7ac7a642eb19
- homepage: http://jblevins.org/projects/markdown-mode/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3980a84c3f95
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jrblevin/markdown-mode | main | 79 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="jrblevin/markdown-mode")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem