Markdown Renderer for GitHub comes in two plans: a free edition and a Pro (premium) edition.
## Feature Comparison
| Feature | Free (Standard) | Pro (Premium) |
|------|:---:|:---:|
| **Core features** | | |
| GFM rendering | ✅ | ✅ |
| Basic syntax highlighting | ✅ | ✅ |
| Mermaid diagram support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Copy button | ✅ | ✅ |
| YAML frontmatter | ✅ | ✅ |
| Automatic table of contents (TOC) | ✅ | ✅ |
| SSR (server-side rendering) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Chart.js integration | ✅ | ✅ |
| PlantUML/Ditaa diagram support | ✅ | ✅ |
| Web Worker async highlighting | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multilingual support | ✅ | ✅ |
| **Pro features** | | |
| Pro license management | ❌ | ✅ 🟢 |
| **Customization** | | |
| Custom Shiki themes | ❌ | ✅ ⚪ |
| **SEO & integrations** | | |
| SEO pre-rendering | ❌ | ✅ ⚪ |
| Private Gist embedding | ❌ | ✅ ⚪ |
| Markdown image attachments | ❌ | ✅ ⚪ |
| Commercial use | ✅ | ✅ |
*Legend: 🟢 Released | 🟡 In development | ⚪ Planned*
## Pro Edition Benefits
A single lifetime license unlocks every Pro feature. Future feature updates are included at no extra cost.
### 🎯 Available now (v1.8.0)
- **Pro license management** - Secure license activation via Lemon Squeezy integration (v1.8.0)
### 📋 Free edition features (available to all users)
- **SSR** - Server-side rendering of code blocks and Mermaid diagrams (v1.10.0)
- **Chart.js integration** - Advanced data visualization charts (v2.1.0)
- **PlantUML/Ditaa diagrams** - UML diagram and ASCII-art diagram support (v2.6.0/v2.7.5)
- **Web Worker async highlighting** - Non-blocking syntax highlighting (v2.6.0)
- **Multilingual support** - Path-based URL routing, global language switcher, custom labels (v2.7.0)
- **Automatic TOC** - Heading-based TOC with a scroll-following sticky sidebar (v1.12.0)
### 🚀 Planned for future releases (Pro)
- **Custom Shiki themes** - Upload VS Code themes and manage multiple themes
- **SEO pre-rendering** - One-click SEO optimization via Prerender.io, Puppeteer, and Rendertron
- **Private Gist embedding** - Secure rendering of authenticated private Gists
- **Markdown image attachments** - Attach images to Markdown blog posts
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<summary>Show development status</summary>
All features are actively in development. Track progress on the [feature roadmap](/markdown-renderer-for-github/roadmap) page.
</details>
## Buy a License
### Pro License (lifetime) — Coming soon
A single lifetime license unlocks every Pro feature. Pro license checkout is currently being prepared. The core features are available in the free edition.
**What's included:**
- Pro license management (available now)
- Custom Shiki themes (coming soon)
- SEO pre-rendering (coming soon)
- Private Gist embedding (coming soon)
- Markdown image attachments (coming soon)
- All future updates included
- Commercial-use license
- [📦 Download the free edition from WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/markdown-renderer-for-github/)
- <a href="https://markdown-renderer.wakalab.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🔗 View the live demo</a>
Still deciding? <a href="https://markdown-renderer.wakalab.dev/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Try the live demo</a> · [See Pro license details](/markdown-renderer-for-github/license) · [License policy](https://wakalab.dev/license/)
Markdown Renderer for GitHub comes in two plans: a free edition and a Pro (premium) edition.
Feature Comparison
| Feature |
Free (Standard) |
Pro (Premium) |
| Core features |
|
|
| GFM rendering |
✅ |
✅ |
| Basic syntax highlighting |
✅ |
✅ |
| Mermaid diagram support |
✅ |
✅ |
| Copy button |
✅ |
✅ |
| YAML frontmatter |
✅ |
✅ |
| Automatic table of contents (TOC) |
✅ |
✅ |
| SSR (server-side rendering) |
✅ |
✅ |
| Chart.js integration |
✅ |
✅ |
| PlantUML/Ditaa diagram support |
✅ |
✅ |
| Web Worker async highlighting |
✅ |
✅ |
| Multilingual support |
✅ |
✅ |
| Pro features |
|
|
| Pro license management |
❌ |
✅ 🟢 |
| Customization |
|
|
| Custom Shiki themes |
❌ |
✅ ⚪ |
| SEO & integrations |
|
|
| SEO pre-rendering |
❌ |
✅ ⚪ |
| Private Gist embedding |
❌ |
✅ ⚪ |
| Markdown image attachments |
❌ |
✅ ⚪ |
| Commercial use |
✅ |
✅ |
Legend: 🟢 Released | 🟡 In development | ⚪ Planned
Pro Edition Benefits
A single lifetime license unlocks every Pro feature. Future feature updates are included at no extra cost.
🎯 Available now (v1.8.0)
- Pro license management - Secure license activation via Lemon Squeezy integration (v1.8.0)
📋 Free edition features (available to all users)
- SSR - Server-side rendering of code blocks and Mermaid diagrams (v1.10.0)
- Chart.js integration - Advanced data visualization charts (v2.1.0)
- PlantUML/Ditaa diagrams - UML diagram and ASCII-art diagram support (v2.6.0/v2.7.5)
- Web Worker async highlighting - Non-blocking syntax highlighting (v2.6.0)
- Multilingual support - Path-based URL routing, global language switcher, custom labels (v2.7.0)
- Automatic TOC - Heading-based TOC with a scroll-following sticky sidebar (v1.12.0)
🚀 Planned for future releases (Pro)
- Custom Shiki themes - Upload VS Code themes and manage multiple themes
- SEO pre-rendering - One-click SEO optimization via Prerender.io, Puppeteer, and Rendertron
- Private Gist embedding - Secure rendering of authenticated private Gists
- Markdown image attachments - Attach images to Markdown blog posts
Show development status
All features are actively in development. Track progress on the feature roadmap page.
Buy a License
Pro License (lifetime) — Coming soon
A single lifetime license unlocks every Pro feature. Pro license checkout is currently being prepared. The core features are available in the free edition.
What's included:
Still deciding? Try the live demo · See Pro license details · License policy