# arturadib/strapdown

Instant and elegant Markdown documents in the browser

Repository: https://github.com/arturadib/strapdown
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/strapdown
Homepage: http://strapdownjs.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-06-15T19:24:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5134, "days_push": 3001, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2462, forks 396 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:53.488107+00:00)

## What it is
Strapdown.js is a JavaScript library that renders elegant Markdown documents directly in the browser with Bootstrap styling, requiring no server-side compilation. You write a single HTML file containing Markdown and it renders it as a styled document on load.

## Use cases
- render markdown in the browser without a server
- create styled documentation from a single html file
- turn markdown notes into a presentable web page
- client-side markdown to html conversion
- quickly publish readme-style documents
- no-build markdown viewer for static hosting

## When to choose
- you want zero server-side tooling and a single self-contained HTML file
- you like Bootstrap's look out of the box
- you need a quick way to share readable Markdown documents via static hosting

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the last release was in 2018
- you need modern Markdown features, plugins, or syntax highlighting beyond what it bundles
- you want a full static site generator with routing and layouts
- you need SSR or a build pipeline integration

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: markdown, templating, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, documentation
- platform: browser
- tags: markdown-rendering, bootstrap-theming, client-side, no-build-step, single-file-documents, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- arturadib/strapdown (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.488107+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 2026-08-30T02:29:17.956778+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/arturadib/strapdown (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:53.488107+00:00, sha 5a320c3d2032)
  - homepage: http://strapdownjs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:59.776944+00:00, sha b7cc9bb1b157)
  - site_page: https://strapdownjs.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:59.780641+00:00, sha d01a6c7bb466)
  - site_page: https://strapdownjs.com/category/about-other-types-of (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:59.782490+00:00, sha 61ba54aaac76)
  - site_page: https://strapdownjs.com/2020/02/12/javascript-features-and-benefits (fetched 2026-08-29T10:10:59.784569+00:00, sha d7b9e66bcb15)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.