Hongdown

Hongdown 0.5.3

A Markdown formatter that enforces Hong Minhee's Markdown style conventions

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About Hongdown

Hongdown is a Markdown formatter implemented in Rust using the Comrak library for parsing. It produces consistently formatted Markdown output following Hong Minhee's Markdown style conventions.

What's new in 0.5.3

Released on July 28, 2026.

  • Fixed a bug where decoded tabs in angle-bracketed reference destinations were written as literal control characters, so reparsing the formatted Markdown could lose the destination. Tabs are now written as 	, preserving the destination and making formatting idempotent. \[\#39, \#40\]

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Technical details

PublisherHong Minhee
Version0.5.3
Release date2026-07-28
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Installer typezip
Architecturex64, arm64
Package IDHongMinhee.Hongdown

Install Hongdown from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=HongMinhee.Hongdown -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=HongMinhee.Hongdown -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=HongMinhee.Hongdown -e

Hongdown adds this command to the command line: hongdown.

commonmarkformattermarkdown

Hongdown version history

0.4.3 Jun 1, 2026
  • Release archives now use a flat layout. Extracting a .zip or .tar.bz2 archive places hongdown or hongdown.exe and the bundled documentation files directly in the extraction directory instead of under an extra target-named top-level directory.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hongdown free?

Yes. Hongdown is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

What is the latest version of Hongdown?

The latest version is 0.5.3, released on Jul 28, 2026.

Is it safe to download Hongdown?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 92b55325bf42cf5f9c2e000ac72f8d058454957237f3bc7130c739482c22daac.

Which Windows versions does Hongdown support?

Hongdown runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.

How do I uninstall Hongdown?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Hongdown and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=HongMinhee.Hongdown -e.

Is there a portable version of Hongdown?

Yes. Hongdown is available as a portable ZIP archive (hongdown-0.5.3-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.

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