Decision Workspace
md-formatter vs flowmark vs markdownlint-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
md-formatter
experimentalv0.4.1
A fast, opinionated Markdown formatter
54
flowmark
experimentalv0.2.6
A Markdown auto-formatter for clean diffs and semantic line breaks
49
markdownlint-rs
experimentalv0.3.15
A fast, flexible, configuration-based command-line interface for linting Markdown/CommonMark files
Core Metrics
| md-formatter | flowmark | markdownlint-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 54 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 278 | 214 | 407 |
| 30d Downloads | 94 | 77 | 187 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 117d ago | 25d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
md-formatter
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
flowmark
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
markdownlint-rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| md-formatter | flowmark | markdownlint-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.2.6 | 0.3.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 8 | 13 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 107KB | 301KB | 120KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •md-formatter leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •markdownlint-rs has the most downloads (407), suggesting wider adoption.