Why hackers moved from litehtml to blitz

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

litehtml 0 hackers criticize it
→
blitz 2 hackers recommend it

What hackers said about the move

“Both are actually lightweight HTML rendering libraries, so you need to compile markdown to HTML to use them.”
nicoburns, 2026-05-17original comment ↗

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litehtml vs blitz

litehtmlblitz
Hackers who recommend12
Hackers who criticize00
Moved away from it11
Moved to it12

Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.

Criticism of litehtml

No further criticism of litehtml captured yet.

Praise for blitz

“That project I consider a proper POC of a web engine, even though it doesn't even run javascript.”
polyglotfacto, 2026-01-24original comment ↗