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24 alternatives to I made a GitHub Flavored Markdown API

tl;dr: My first Ruby project: https://github.com/symkat/GFM-Service Something I have wanted for a long time, has been to use GitHub Flavored Markdown in projects. Since those projects haven't been Ruby, using the awesome libraries GitHub's released has been a non-started. Now, running this and using HTTP and JSON from any language lets me use GitHub Flavored Markdown in my projects.

GitHub Flavored Markdown Service is a web service that allows developers to use GitHub's Markdown processing libraries through HTTP and JSON APIs. Built with Ruby using GitHub's redcarpet and albino libraries, it… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a GitHub Flavored Markdown API launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   A Standalone/GitHub CLI Extension to Preview GitHub Flavored Markdown▲29

   A standalone/GitHub CLI extension to preview GitHub Flavored Markdown, even offline. - thiagokokada/gh-gfm-preview

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   APIs With GitHub▲276

   Create simple JSON APIs with GitHub Repository

   2019 · apiwithgithub.com · its alternatives →

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   ghore, an Offline Renderer for GitHub flavoured Markdown▲22

   Ghore is a simple cli tool to preview markdown files like they would appear on Github. It doesn't rely on Github's API and can be used completely offline. It also supports live preview of mermaid code blocks (Github's API doesn't process mermaid codeblocks).

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Readmekraft▲132

   Craft perfect GitHub markdown files with AI

   2024 · readmekraft.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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   Git Hooting▲124

   00's called, they want their RSS feeds back. I was looking at my growing Github gist collection when a sudden urge to blog and make a name for myself "by not programming" struck. Part way into implementing my oh so special static website generator it occurred to me that, quite frankly, Github gists is a pretty decent publishing platform. I mean, it gives you reasonably extended markdown with previews, heck I could even write in org-mode, has comments, follower - followee relationship, extended search with filters, check out locally and push your edits. Did someone say "edit button"? Thus the…

   2023 · git.ht · its alternatives →

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   Github Markdown Editor▲4

   Simple and easy feature filled Github markdown editor.

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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   An open-source, collaborative, WYSIWYG Markdown editor▲460

   Inspired by the design and UI/UX of apps like Notion, and utility of open-source apps like StackEdit, I decided to create a minimalistic, local-only WYSIWYG Markdown editor. Some features worth highlighting: - Monaco editor and Prettier integration for code snippets - Tables (apparently the holy grail of WYSIWYG editing) - Embeds (for CodePen, CodeSandbox and YouTube, most useful for HTML or JSON exports) - Accepts Markdown paste-in, and "exports"/generates HTML, Markdown and JSON outputs - Collaboration (with real-time awareness and initial commenting system, available only when…

   2023 · editor.vrite.io · its alternatives →

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   A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318

   GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

   2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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   I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub Pages▲355

   Minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages. - nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GitPrint.com – A site to easily print Markdown files on GitHub▲68

    2014 · gitprint.com · its alternatives →

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    GitPrint▲84

    Easily print GitHub markdown

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    HTML-to-Markdown – convert entire websites to Markdown with Golang/CLI▲360

    Hey HN! I originally built “html-to-markdown” back in 2018 (while still in high school) to handle complex HTML conversions where other libraries struggled. Now, I’ve released v2 — a complete rewrite designed to handle even more edge cases. It supports entire websites with a high accuracy. Example use: I’ve used it in my RSS reader to strip HTML down to clean Markdown, similar to the "Reader Mode" in your Browser. It can be used as a Golang package or as an CLI. Give it a try & tell me what edge cases you encounter!

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    MARKDE▲67

    An editor for writing multiple formats of markdown text✍️

    2021 · markde.netlify.app · its alternatives →

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    Github for recipes▲134

    2013 · forkingrecipes.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app▲147

    Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…

    2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

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    SkunkHTML – Markdown Blog with GitHub Pages▲53

    Markdown blog with GitHub Pages. Contribute to mg0x7BE/skunk-html development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Git Blog▲156

    Publish sites using Markdown & GitHub from your phone

    Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Docbase▲110

    Render your markdown documentation into beautiful sites

    2016 · opensource.appbase.io · its alternatives →

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    Flowershow▲174

    I'm Rufus, one of the founders of Flowershow. We love markdown and use it everywhere from making websites, to docs, to knowledgebases. Plus AI splits it everywhere now. Got tired of the framework/config/deploy overhead every time we wanted to share a file or put a site online. So we built the thing we wanted. Files in. Website out. "Vercel for Content" is our aspiration - make deploying (markdown) content as fast, seamless and easy as Vercel did for JS. Command line plus you can connect to github repos, use Obsidian via plugin, or drag and drop files. npm i -g…

    Mar 2026 · flowershow.app · its alternatives →

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    UnMarkDocs▲178

    Beautiful docs & superpowered markdown from your GitHub repo

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Devpen – Markdown Editor with GitHub Style▲70

    2018 · devpen.io · its alternatives →

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    Make PlantUML diagrams easily accessible from Markdown, GitHub flavored▲8

    A CLI tool to embed interactive PUML diagrams to your github markdown files. - danielyaa5/puml-for-markdown

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    gofeed, a robust RSS and Atom Parser for Go▲68

    Parse RSS, Atom and JSON feeds in Go. Contribute to mmcdole/gofeed development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Markdown Editor▲76

    Writing Github readme's and markdown easier

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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