---
id: mdit-plain
version: "1.0.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# mdit-plain — A plain text renderer for markdown-it-py

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 764.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

mdit-plain is a plain text renderer that strips all markdown formatting and outputs only text content. It provides a RendererPlain class that converts a token stream into plain text by removing formatting markers. The package is minimal with no runtime dependencies and is classified as Production/Stable.

The package has been abandoned since its initial release on 2023-01-02, with no subsequent maintenance or updates. It is suitable for simple markdown-to-text conversion tasks where you need to extract readable text for processing, indexing, or display purposes.

Use it for:

- Extract plain text from markdown for full-text search indexing or text analysis.
- Convert markdown documentation to plain text for accessibility or terminal viewing.
- Prepare markdown content for text-based tools that don't understand markdown syntax.
- Strip formatting from markdown before feeding text to analysis tools.
- Generate plain text previews from markdown source documents.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts markdown documents to plain text by stripping formatting and rendering only the text content.

Yes, if you need simple markdown-to-plain-text conversion and are comfortable with an unmaintained package. The code is stable with no known vulnerabilities, but bugs or incompatibilities will not be fixed. For active projects, consider whether you can maintain a fork or use an actively maintained alternative.

## Install

pip install mdit-plain
uv add mdit-plain
poetry add mdit-plain

## Installing mdit-plain

Before you install: Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Package is abandoned—last release was 2023-01-02 with no commits since then. Use only if current functionality meets your needs and you're comfortable maintaining a fork if issues arise.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute freely with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install mdit-plain

from mdit_plain.renderer import RendererPlain
renderer = RendererPlain()
plain_text = renderer.render(tokens, state)

Requires Python 3.7 or higher. Requires a markdown parser that produces tokens compatible with the renderer.

Verify before relying:

- How to obtain or construct the token stream that RendererPlain.render() expects as input.
- Whether the plain text output handles edge cases like nested lists, code blocks, or tables as expected.
- Compatibility with current versions of markdown parsing libraries.

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 764.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

markdown to plain text, strip markdown formatting, markdown renderer plain, convert markdown plaintext, plain text output, remove markdown syntax, markdown text extraction, markdown-processing, text-extraction

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