# facelessuser/pymdown-extensions

Extensions for Python Markdown

Repository: https://github.com/facelessuser/pymdown-extensions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pymdown-extensions
Homepage: https://facelessuser.github.io/pymdown-extensions/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: python, markdown
Last push: 2026-08-24T10:12:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4303, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 14.0, "n_releases_24m": 29}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1129, forks 269 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:42.208838+00:00)

## What it is
PyMdown Extensions is a collection of extensions for Python Markdown that add features like fenced code with syntax highlighting, emoji, task lists, tabs, and other documentation-friendly syntax. It is commonly used to enhance Markdown rendering in documentation sites such as those built with MkDocs.

## Use cases
- render markdown with fenced code blocks and syntax highlighting
- add emoji and task lists to python markdown
- create tabbed and admonition content in markdown docs
- extend python-markdown with extra syntax features
- improve markdown rendering for mkdocs documentation
- convert markdown snippets and links automatically

## When to choose
- you use Python Markdown and want richer syntax for documentation
- you need SuperFences, Highlight, or Arithmatex-style math in Markdown
- you build MkDocs or similar Python-based documentation sites

## When to avoid
- you use a Markdown parser other than Python Markdown
- you need a standalone Markdown renderer without Python
- you only need CommonMark-compliant rendering

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: markdown, parser, documentation, templating
- domain: documentation, web-development, developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: python-markdown, extensions, syntax-highlighting, superfences, docs-tooling

## Member repositories
- facelessuser/pymdown-extensions (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.208838+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 2026-08-30T06:38:24.189680+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/facelessuser/pymdown-extensions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.208838+00:00, sha 9755fd0f429f)
  - homepage: https://facelessuser.github.io/pymdown-extensions/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:54.768391+00:00, sha 25476be3813d)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pymdown-extensions/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:54.779454+00:00, sha a0983710beee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.