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Markmap

Builds interactive mind maps from Markdown.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
13.1K#50 in the directory
npm downloads / week
152.1K
Commits, last 12 months
4
Contributors
12
Last commit
Latest release
v0.18.0Dec 19, 2024

Overview

Markmap is an open-source diagram-as-code tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 13,147 stars, 1,012 forks, and 12 contributors. It is actively developed with 4 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.18.0, was published on Dec 19, 2024. On npm it is downloaded about 152.1K times per week.

Its GitHub description: Build mindmaps with plain text

GitHub topics: markmapmindmap

Install

npm
npm install markmap-lib
v0.18.12

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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4 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Popularity among Diagrams as code

Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K Penrose 8K
Mermaid 90.5K Diagrams 42.7K D2 25.6K PlantUML 13.4K Markmap 13.1K flowchart.js 8.7K Penrose 8K
GitHub stars for Markmap and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
Mermaid90,531
Diagrams42,673
D225,564
PlantUML13,352
Markmap13,147
flowchart.js8,700
Penrose7,985

Alternatives to Markmap

  • Mermaid

    Generate diagrams and flowcharts from markdown-like text definitions, with a live editor.

    90.5K starsTypeScriptMITMarkmap vs Mermaid

  • Diagrams

    Diagram as code in Python for prototyping cloud system architectures.

    42.7K starsPythonMITMarkmap vs Diagrams

  • D2

    Declarative diagram scripting language that turns text into diagrams.

    25.6K starsGoMPL-2.0Markmap vs D2

  • PlantUML

    Generates UML, Gantt, mind map and other diagrams from plain text.

    13.4K starsJavaLGPL-3.0Markmap vs PlantUML

  • flowchart.js

    Draws SVG flowcharts from a textual description.

    8.7K starsJavaScriptMIT

  • Penrose

    Creates diagrams from mathematical notation in plain text, from Carnegie Mellon University.

    8K starsTypeScriptMIT

More comparisons: Markmap vs Mermaid · Diagrams vs Markmap · D2 vs Markmap · Markmap vs PlantUML

Markmap FAQ

Is Markmap open source?

Yes. Markmap is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Markmap still maintained?

Yes. Markmap is actively developed, with 4 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 23 days ago.

How do I install Markmap?

From npm: npm install markmap-lib.

What are the best alternatives to Markmap?

The most popular alternatives listed in Diagrams as code are Mermaid, Diagrams, and D2. See the full ranking.

What language is Markmap written in?

Markmap is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, npm. Updated Oct 4, 2026.