ReverseMarkdown 5.0.0 released: 200× Performance Boost for HTML to Markdown conversion

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ReverseMarkdown 5.0.0 released: 200× Performance Boost for HTML to Markdown conversion
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ReverseMarkdown 5.0.0 is out! It’s our biggest leap in years - dramatically faster, more resilient on edge cases, and friendlier .NET HTML to Markdown converter library.

  • Upto to 200× faster on huge HTML via TextWriter refactor.

  • Fixed nested <p> exponential slowdown; conversions now finish reliably.

  • Corrected spacing and escaping so Markdown-like text in HTML stays safe.

  • Table caption and nested tables convert predictably, quirky cells handled.

  • GitHub-flavored task lists ([ ] / [x]) convert out of the box.

  • Base64 images: choose inline, save-to-disk, or skip entirely.

  • NuGet downloads jumped from 2.2M to 3.7M in a year.

Release notes: https://github.com/mysticmind/reversemarkdown-net/releases/tag/5.0.0