Raphael vs Showdown

Overview

Showdown

Stacks114

Followers24

Votes0

Raphael

Stacks344

Followers35

Votes0

GitHub Stars11.3K

Forks1.7K

Showdown vs Raphael: What are the differences?

Developers describe Showdown as "JavaScript port of Markdown". Showdown lets you add in-browser preview to existing Markdown apps. Any app that accepts HTML input can now be made to speak Markdown by modifying the input pages's HTML. On the other hand, Raphael is detailed as "JavaScript library that draws Vector graphics for web sites". It is a cross-browser JavaScript library that draws Vector graphics for web sites. It will use SVG for most browsers, but will use VML for older versions of Internet Explorer.

Showdown and Raphael belong to "Javascript Utilities & Libraries" category of the tech stack.

Showdown and Raphael are both open source tools. It seems that Raphael with 10.3K GitHub stars and 1.59K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Showdown with 9.46K GitHub stars and 1.29K GitHub forks.

Detailed Comparison

Showdown	Raphael
Showdown lets you add in-browser preview to existing Markdown apps. Any app that accepts HTML input can now be made to speak Markdown by modifying the input pages's HTML	It is a cross-browser JavaScript library that draws Vector graphics for web sites. It will use SVG for most browsers, but will use VML for older versions of Internet Explorer.
-	Cross-browser ;Designed specifically for artists and graphic designers;You are given the power of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to be able to use your web browser to created detailed drawings
Statistics
GitHub Stars -	GitHub Stars 11.3K
GitHub Forks -	GitHub Forks 1.7K
Stacks 114	Stacks 344
Followers 24	Followers 35
Votes 0	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 0 Easy setup	No community feedback yet
Integrations
Markdown	HTML5 JavaScript CSS 3

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