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Description:
Text-to-HTML conversion tool
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: markdown html text-processing cli converter
Install: brew install markdown
About:
Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid HTML. It is a lightweight and fast command-line utility ideal for generating static web content.
Key Features:
  • Converts plain text to valid HTML
  • Supports inline HTML and simple text formatting
  • Fast and lightweight command-line interface
  • Supports links, images, and lists
Use Cases:
  • Generating HTML for static blogs or websites
  • Converting documentation files to web pages
  • Quickly formatting text for email or web publishing
Alternatives:
  • pandoc – Supports many more input/output formats but is heavier
  • commonmark – A strongly defined, highly compatible implementation of Markdown
Version History
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Aug 3, 2024 4:14pm 0 VERSION_BUMP a995f2f7
Feb 15, 2023 8:09am 0 VERSION_BUMP ca94f075
Feb 15, 2023 4:41am 0 VERSION_BUMP 61b003a8
Feb 15, 2023 2:30am 0 VERSION_BUMP 8abed935
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