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pixel418/markdownify
====================

The HTML to Markdown converter for PHP

v2.3.3(2mo ago)195847.6k↓51.6%43[3 issues](https://github.com/Elephant418/Markdownify/issues)8MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0CI failing

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Markdownify
===========

[](#markdownify)

[![Tests](https://github.com/Elephant418/Markdownify/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/Elephant418/Markdownify/actions/workflows/tests.yml)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/73777cdcc75f010c5044917361ae6432908b37fbf4ffd903646b34cbdedd68ac/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f706978656c3431382f6d61726b646f776e6966792f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/pixel418/markdownify)[![MIT](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/918e29418a28e7f37d53cbc7691dcf2d0a68cc169647b3f54b6c7b903e68bbe3/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f706978656c3431382f6d61726b646f776e6966792f6c6963656e7365)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

The HTML to Markdown converter for PHP

[Code example](#code-example) | [How to Install](#how-to-install) | [How to Contribute](#how-to-contribute) | [Author & Community](#author--community)

Code example
------------

[](#code-example)

### Markdown

[](#markdown)

```
$converter = new Markdownify\Converter;
$converter->parseString('Heading');
// Returns: # Heading
```

### Markdown Extra [as defined by @michelf](http://michelf.ca/projects/php-markdown/extra/)

[](#markdown-extra-as-defined-by-michelf)

```
$converter = new Markdownify\ConverterExtra;
$converter->parseString('Heading');
// Returns: # Heading {#md}
```

How to Install
--------------

[](#how-to-install)

This library package requires `PHP 5.4` or later and is compatible with `PHP 8.5`.
Install [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installation) and run the following command to get the latest version:

```
composer require pixel418/markdownify
```

How to Contribute
-----------------

[](#how-to-contribute)

1. Fork the Markdownify repository
2. Create a new branch for each feature or improvement
3. Send a pull request from each feature branch to the **v2.x** branch

If you don't know much about pull request, you can read [the Github article](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests)

Author & Community
----------------------

[](#author--community)

Markdownify is under [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
It was created by [Milian Wolff](http://milianw.de)
It was converted to a Symfony Bundle by [Peter Kruithof](https://github.com/pkruithof)
It is maintained by [Thomas ZILLIOX](https://tzi.fr)

###  Health Score

63

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity57

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community33

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 79.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~251 days

Recently: every ~753 days

Total

20

Last Release

78d ago

Major Versions

v2.1.6 → 3.x-dev2014-09-04

PHP version history (2 changes)v2.1.0PHP >=5.3.0

v2.2.2PHP >=5.4.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ec42ca91d6d8890d5c8388cfe4868300d921dc4b1c33682e7f4e33d4c5e10bc8?d=identicon)[Pixel418](/maintainers/Pixel418)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/415891?v=4)[Thomas ZILLIOX](/maintainers/tzi)[@tzi](https://github.com/tzi)

---

Top Contributors

[![tzi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/415891?v=4)](https://github.com/tzi "tzi (104 commits)")[![pkruithof](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/330828?v=4)](https://github.com/pkruithof "pkruithof (17 commits)")[![fieg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1086908?v=4)](https://github.com/fieg "fieg (3 commits)")[![cleentfaar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/795661?v=4)](https://github.com/cleentfaar "cleentfaar (2 commits)")[![SL-Gundam](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/912973?v=4)](https://github.com/SL-Gundam "SL-Gundam (1 commits)")[![inmarelibero](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/254808?v=4)](https://github.com/inmarelibero "inmarelibero (1 commits)")[![danhanly](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1150741?v=4)](https://github.com/danhanly "danhanly (1 commits)")[![alexanderholman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9385784?v=4)](https://github.com/alexanderholman "alexanderholman (1 commits)")[![raoul](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/237164?v=4)](https://github.com/raoul "raoul (1 commits)")

---

Tags

htmlmarkdownmarkdown-convertermarkdownifyphphtmlconvertermarkdownmarkdownify

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/pixel418-markdownify/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/pixel418-markdownify/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/pixel418-markdownify)
```

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