Command-line tool

mdformat

brew/mdformat

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CommonMark compliant Markdown formatter

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install mdformat

macOS

brew install mdformat
pipx install mdformat

Linux

pipx install mdformat

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