Markitdown vs GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time
Markitdown is an MCP server published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time is an MCP server published by geml-spec. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-15. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Markitdown |   GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:9cb5f26d30b6 Forks (GitHub): 14 135 Pulls (Docker Hub): 158 529 Stars (Docker Hub): 5 Stars (GitHub): 190 251 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.12.5 Downloads/month (npm): 4 173 Downloads/week (npm): 716 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 29 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Markitdown | GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 190 251 (better) | 29 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 158 529 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 14 135 (better) | 6 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/markitdown) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not a bundle | 4 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/markitdown | github.com/geml-spec/geml |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 2 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Markitdown
A lightweight MCP server for calling MarkItDown.
GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time
One section in, one section out — on Markdown/GEML files, bad writes refused.
How to run each
Markitdown As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --transport stdio markitdown -- docker run -i --rm mcp/markitdownGEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http geml https://geml-mcp.supermarket.workers.dev/mcpRequires: --root
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Markitdown · What it can do: GEML — a plain-text document format built to be edited in place, one section at a time · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.