md-jsonify
Convert markdown to JSON with an API and playground
API Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant
- Built by
KiNFiSH Farms
Bloat
133/500Where it landed on the scale
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Summary
A small developer utility that parses markdown tables and some structures into JSON, with a live docs site, changelog, playground and a public roadmap board. It was shipped for about two weeks in early 2024 and then went quiet. It has no payments or paid plan, the legal pages are placeholder text, and the idea is easy to rebuild.
Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.
Breakdown
Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.
Viability
Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?
Parsing markdown into JSON is a real developer need, but the project shows no paying users, no pricing and no path to charging. A free npm utility like this is hard to monetise, especially in a local market.
22/100
Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.
Receipts (3)
The creator built it to pull structured data out of READMEs, a real but niche developer use case.
“Btw I'm working on npm package that can help you to convert you md tables or any kind maps to JSON based for making it easier to use in api's since I got a lot of stuff needs to fetched from a readme .. there are some usecases I guess ...yeah if you wanna collab .. check it out Currently the tables has finished and I want to go to other types which can be convenient to be converted to JSON for so”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 28 Jan 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The site has no payment provider and no stated prices, so there is no visible way to charge anyone.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
The 'pricing' page is actually a progress board, not a plan or price list.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app/featured (opens in a new tab)
Moat
What stops someone copying it?
Markdown-to-JSON parsing is a thin, well-trodden problem that many existing libraries cover. Nothing here, such as data, integrations or distribution, would stop someone rebuilding it quickly.
8/100
Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.
Receipts (2)
The features, a full text parser and pruning, are ordinary parsing utilities.
“Changelog added 😜 full text parser beta also pruning is released 😊 - https://md-jsonify.vercel.app/changelog”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 12 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The backlog item 'integrate with AI to pass edge cases' is only a plan and not a defensible asset.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app/featured (opens in a new tab)
Momentum
Did the updates keep coming?
It was worked on across about 15 days in January and February 2024, with five posts in that window and nothing since, so the last sign of shipping is roughly 967 days old.
0/100
- Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 15 days.
- Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
- Quiet
No update for 967 days — scaled to 20%.
Receipts (2)
Earliest post about it.
“Btw I'm working on npm package that can help you to convert you md tables or any kind maps to JSON based for making it easier to use in api's since I got a lot of stuff needs to fetched from a readme .. there are some usecases I guess ...yeah if you wanna collab .. check it out Currently the tables has finished and I want to go to other types which can be convenient to be converted to JSON for so”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 28 Jan 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“I have published a public trello for md-jsonify.vercel.app - making it easier for people to keep track of our project and see what is planned and stuffs”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 13 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure
Does a real, working product exist?
A live site with docs, a changelog, a playground and a working parser for tables exists, though the creator admitted text parsing was incomplete and the GitHub repo could not be verified.
54/100
- It's live20/20
https://md-jsonify.vercel.app/ responded when checked.
- HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
- Real product25/35
A working site, docs and playground exist, and the parser handles tables and maps, with a beta full-text parser. The creator admitted the playground did not work for plain text at one point, and the GitHub repo could not be checked.
- Own home0/10
Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.
- Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2024-02-12.
- Operations4/15
There are docs, a changelog and a public roadmap, but no accounts, status page, API keys or support contact, and the legal pages are lorem ipsum.
Receipts (5)
https://md-jsonify.vercel.app/ responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
The creator says the playground only works for tables and some maps, so coverage is limited.
“The changelog tho- https://md-jsonify.vercel.app/changelog forgot to share it and the playground is not working currently for the text. means it only works for tables and some maps stuff .. we are working on full text parsing for multiple tables , or maps and stuff. Yeah check it out and if any issue happened let me know - by adding an issue here”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 6 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A full text parser beta and pruning were released, showing real functionality.
“Changelog added 😜 full text parser beta also pruning is released 😊 - https://md-jsonify.vercel.app/changelog”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 12 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The site is live with docs, a changelog and a playground link.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
The site has docs but no accounts, no status page and no support.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Sustainability
Is it being set up to last?
It sits on a free subdomain with no payments or pricing and placeholder legal pages, and it has been inactive for over two years. Nothing indicates a funded or committed path forward.
49/100
- Distribution12/30
A site on a free subdomain.
- Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
- Pricing10/10
A pricing page or stated prices on the site.
- Revenue0/5
No post or page mentions customers, sales or revenue.
- Privacy policy7/7
Has a privacy policy.
- Terms5/5
Has terms of service.
- Support8/8
Posts point users to a support channel.
- Commitment7/20
The creator kept a changelog, published a public Trello-style roadmap and invited collaborators for a couple of weeks. There is no team, funding or dedicated community, and activity stopped after 2024-02-12.
Receipts (6)
A site on a free subdomain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
Has a privacy policy.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app/privacy (opens in a new tab)
No payment provider is present on the site.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · md-jsonify.vercel.app (opens in a new tab)
A public roadmap was published so others can track progress.
“I have published a public trello for md-jsonify.vercel.app - making it easier for people to keep track of our project and see what is planned and stuffs”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 13 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The creator invited collaborators, but no team is shown to have formed.
“Btw I'm working on npm package that can help you to convert you md tables or any kind maps to JSON based for making it easier to use in api's since I got a lot of stuff needs to fetched from a readme .. there are some usecases I guess ...yeah if you wanna collab .. check it out Currently the tables has finished and I want to go to other types which can be convenient to be converted to JSON for so”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 28 Jan 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The last shipped update, 2024-02-12, was the final sign of activity.
“Changelog added 😜 full text parser beta also pruning is released 😊 - https://md-jsonify.vercel.app/changelog”
Post · @kinfishfarms · 12 Feb 2024 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)