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Markdown parser and compiler built for speed. Version 18.0.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05.

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overview

Package summary

Markdown parser and compiler built for speed

Commands and aliases

  • marked

history

Project history and usage

Marked is a long-running JavaScript Markdown parser, compiler, and CLI known for speed, broad runtime support, and a low-level API that lets applications turn Markdown into HTML.

Project history

Marked began in 2011 under Christopher Jeffrey and later moved into the markedjs organization. The official license file preserves that history by distinguishing the 2011-2018 copyright period from the MarkedJS-maintained period that followed.

The GitHub repository and npm package were both created on 2011-07-24, putting Marked among the older Markdown packages in the Node.js package ecosystem. Its documentation emphasizes speed, browser/server/CLI use, and an extension model through marked.use().

Adoption history

Marked became a widely packaged Markdown implementation: by 2026-07-01 the GitHub repository reported 36,943 stars and 3,551 forks, while the npm package metadata showed version 18.0.5 as the current release. The supplied package-manager facts also list Homebrew, Fedora, and Arch packages, showing distribution beyond npm.

The project remained active through frequent 2026 releases, with GitHub release notes for v18.0.x documenting parser and CLI fixes. That maintenance cadence matters because Markdown parsers live in a long tail of edge cases, security expectations, and compatibility questions.

How it is used

Marked is used both as a library and as a command-line program. The README shows CLI conversion with marked -o and JavaScript usage through marked.parse(), while the official docs warn that Marked does not sanitize generated HTML and should be paired with a sanitizer when rendering untrusted content.

For package maintainers, Marked is the sort of dependency that sits underneath documentation sites, static-site tools, server renderers, browser previews, and conversion scripts. Its package metadata exposes a marked binary and ESM/browser entry points, matching the multi-runtime story in the official docs.

Why package nerds care

Marked is historically important because it is both an npm-era Markdown parser and a CLI in one package. Its long version history, large downstream use, and explicit no-sanitization boundary make it a useful case study in how small parsing packages become infrastructure.

Timeline

  • 2011: GitHub repository and npm package created.
  • 2018: Maintenance identity reflected as MarkedJS in the project license.
  • 2026: v18.0.5 published and repository metadata showed more than 36,000 stars.

Related projects

  • Marked is commonly compared with markdown-it, CommonMark reference implementations, and markdown-it-based tooling.
  • marked-highlight and marked-man appear in the package ecosystem around syntax highlighting and man-page generation.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for marked. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

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markedcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version18.0.5
manager updated2026-06-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://marked.js.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:marked
Version18.0.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/marked
Homepagehttps://marked.js.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/markedjs/marked
Upstream docshttps://marked.js.org/
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-18.0.5.tgz
Last updated2026-06-05T17:15:35Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemarked
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

dnf95%

js-marked 2.0.0-13.fc44

Minified markdown parser for JavaScript built for speed

https://github.com/markedjs/marked

sudo dnf install js-marked
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: marked
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Marked
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: js-marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

marked 2.0.0-13.fc44

A markdown parser for Node.js built for speed

https://github.com/markedjs/marked

sudo dnf install marked
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: marked
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Marked
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

nodejs-marked 2.0.0-13.fc44

A markdown parser for JavaScript built for speed

https://github.com/markedjs/marked

sudo dnf install nodejs-marked
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: marked
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Marked
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nodejs-marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

marked 9.1.2-1

A markdown parser built for speed

https://marked.js.org

sudo pacman -S marked
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Marked
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: marked from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • markedSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: built, markdown, marked, markup, parser.

Same workflow

  • comrakShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • hoedownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • peg-markdownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • md4cShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • python-markdownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup, parser.
  • discountShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, markdown, markup.
  • markedSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

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