Show HN: LiteMarkup: Markdown parser with TypeScript AST, <3KB, no deps

Category: library

Tags: markdown-parser, typescript, ast, lightweight, no-dependencies

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

LiteMarkup is a tiny, dependency-free Markdown parser that outputs a typed TypeScript AST instead of just HTML, enabling flexible rendering to various formats. Its innovative single-pass transform hooks allow AST modification during parsing without extra traversal. The project targets developers needing lightweight markup processing in comment systems, chat apps, or custom documentation pipelines.

Target audience: frontend devs, backend devs, full-stack devs

Repository: https://github.com/tuures/LiteMarkup · TypeScript · MIT

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