erusev/parsedown
Better Markdown Parser in PHP observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
64/100
- Activity 68
- Release rhythm 39
- 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: n/a
- age_days: 4802
- days_rel: 198
- days_push: 196
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
15058 stars · 1135 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Parsedown is a fast, single-file Markdown parser for PHP with GitHub Flavored Markdown support and no dependencies. It includes a safe mode for handling untrusted user input and can be extended via the Parsedown Extra package.
Use cases
- render markdown to html in php
- parse user-submitted markdown comments safely
- convert markdown files to html in a php app
- render github-flavored markdown
- add markdown support to a php cms or blog
When to choose
- you need a fast, dependency-free markdown parser in PHP
- you want GitHub Flavored Markdown compatibility
- you need to render untrusted markdown with XSS protections
- you want a simple drop-in single-file library
When to avoid
- you need CommonMark strict spec compliance
- you need markdown parsing outside PHP
- you rely on extensions whose safety hasn't been evaluated for untrusted input
Facets
library · maturity stable
parser markdown templating web-development parsers documentation php github-flavored-markdown xss-safe-mode single-file composer
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/erusev/parsedown · fetched 2026-08-28 · 90163925fef9
- homepage: https://parsedown.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 765d3f80e02a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| erusev/parsedown | main | 64 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="erusev/parsedown")
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