MarkupSafe by pallets
Safely add untrusted strings to HTML/XML markup.
About MarkupSafe
From the project's README at github.com/pallets/markupsafe. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
MarkupSafe implements a text object that escapes characters so it is safe to use in HTML and XML. Characters that have special meanings are replaced so that they display as the actual characters. This mitigates injection attacks, meaning untrusted user input can safely be displayed on a page. Examples Donate
The Pallets organization develops and supports MarkupSafe and other popular packages. In order to grow the community of contributors and users, and allow the maintainers to devote more time to the projects, [please donate today][].
[please donate today]: https://palletsprojects.com/donate Contributing
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 687 | github.com/pallets/markupsafe |
| GitHub forks | 177 | github.com/pallets/markupsafe |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 15.9 years | since Jun 2010 |
| Last commit | 7 months ago | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 13 | last: 7 months ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 4 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Ready to self-host MarkupSafe?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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