diff --git a/lib/markdown.js b/lib/markdown.js
index cdb6ee0..9649f86 100644
--- a/lib/markdown.js
+++ b/lib/markdown.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 const hljs = require('highlight.js');
 const utils = require('handlebars-utils');
-const Remarkable = require('remarkable');
+const {Remarkable} = require('remarkable');
 
 /**
  * Expose markdown `helpers` (for performance we're using getters so
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(helpers, 'markdown', {
  * @api public
  */
 
-helpers.md = require('helper-md');
+helpers.md = require('./md.js');
 
 
 helpers.helpersForMarkdown = function(config) {
diff --git a/lib/md.js b/lib/md.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d01b87c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/md.js
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*!
+ * helper-markdown <https://github.com/jonschlinkert/helper-markdown>
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jon Schlinkert, contributors.
+ * Licensed under the MIT license.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
+const { Remarkable } = require('remarkable');
+var extend = require('extend-shallow');
+var exists = require('fs-exists-sync');
+var ent = require('ent');
+
+/**
+ * Expose `md` helper
+ */
+
+var helper = module.exports = function(name, options, cb) {
+  if (typeof options === 'function') {
+    cb = options;
+    options = {};
+  }
+
+  if (typeof cb !== 'function') {
+    return helper.sync.apply(this, arguments);
+  }
+
+	/* c8 ignore next 3 */
+  if (typeof this === 'undefined' || typeof this.app === 'undefined') {
+    throw new Error('md async helper expects `app` to be exposed on the context');
+  }
+
+  var opts = extend({cwd: process.cwd()}, this.options, options);
+  opts = extend({}, opts, opts.hash);
+  var md = markdown(opts);
+
+  var filepath = path.resolve(opts.cwd, name);
+  var view;
+  var str = '';
+
+  if (exists(filepath)) {
+    // create a collection to ensure middleware is consistent
+    this.app.create('mdfiles');
+    str = fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8');
+    view = this.app.mdfile(filepath, {path: filepath, content: str});
+  } else {
+    view = this.app.find(name);
+  }
+	 /* c8 ignore next 4 */
+  if (typeof view === 'undefined') {
+    cb(null, '');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  view.content = ent.decode(md.render(view.content));
+  this.app.render(view, this.context, function(err, res) {
+    if (err) return cb(err);
+    cb(null, res.content);
+  });
+};
+
+helper.sync = function(name, options) {
+  var ctx = this || {};
+  var app = ctx.app || {};
+
+  var opts = extend({cwd: process.cwd()}, ctx.options, options);
+  opts = extend({}, opts, opts.hash);
+  var md = markdown(opts);
+
+  var filepath = path.resolve(opts.cwd, name);
+  var view;
+  var html = '';
+  var str = '';
+
+  if (exists(filepath)) {
+    str = fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8');
+    html = ent.decode(md.render(str));
+  } else if (app.views) {
+    view = app.find(name);
+    if (view) {
+      html = view.content = ent.decode(md.render(view.content));
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (view && typeof view.compile === 'function') {
+    view.compile(opts);
+    var data = ctx.cache ? ctx.cache.data : {};
+    ctx = extend({}, data, view.data);
+    return view.fn(ctx);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof this.compile === 'function') {
+    var fn = this.compile(html);
+    return fn(this);
+  }
+  return html;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Shared settings for remarkable
+ *
+ * @param {Object} `options`
+ * @return {Object}
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+function markdown(options) {
+	let optsConfig = options || {};
+	optsConfig.breaks = true;
+	optsConfig.html = true;
+	optsConfig.langPrefix = 'lang-';
+	optsConfig.typographer = false;
+	optsConfig.xhtmlOut = false;
+	const md = new Remarkable(optsConfig);
+	return md;
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c59055f..016272f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
     "array-sort": "^1.0.0",
     "create-frame": "^1.0.0",
     "define-property": "^2.0.2",
+    "ent": "^2.2.0",
     "falsey": "^1.0.0",
     "for-in": "^1.0.2",
     "for-own": "^1.0.0",
@@ -127,7 +128,6 @@
     "handlebars-utils": "^1.0.6",
     "has-value": "^2.0.2",
     "helper-date": "^1.0.1",
-    "helper-md": "^0.2.2",
     "highlight.js": "^11.9.0",
     "html-tag": "^2.0.0",
     "is-even": "^1.0.0",
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
     "logging-helpers": "^1.0.0",
     "micromatch": "^4.0.5",
     "relative": "^3.0.2",
+    "remarkable": "^2.0.1",
     "striptags": "^3.2.0",
     "to-gfm-code-block": "^0.1.1",
     "year": "^0.2.1"
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "c8": "^9.1.0",
     "chai": "^4.3.10",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "mocha": "^10.4.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
     "template-helpers": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/a.md b/test/fixtures/a.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54d773f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/a.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# AAA
+
+> this is aaa
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/b.md b/test/fixtures/b.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1df08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/b.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# BBB
+
+> this is bbb
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/c.md b/test/fixtures/c.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad10bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/c.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# CCC
+
+This is {{name}}
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/d.md b/test/fixtures/d.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0cf766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/d.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# DDD
+
+This is <%= name %>
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/e.md b/test/fixtures/e.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaf856b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/e.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# EEE
+
+```
+var message = 'This is an alert';
+alert(message);
+```
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diff --git a/test/fs.js b/test/fs.js
index caee99d..c11cf40 100644
--- a/test/fs.js
+++ b/test/fs.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ describe('fs', function() {
         path.join('lib', 'markdown.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'match.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'math.js'),
+        path.join('lib', 'md.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'misc.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'number.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'object.js'),
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ describe('fs', function() {
         path.join('lib', 'markdown.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'match.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'math.js'),
+        path.join('lib', 'md.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'misc.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'number.js'),
         path.join('lib', 'object.js'),
diff --git a/test/md.js b/test/md.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c50d3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/md.js
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*!
+* helper-md <https://github.com/jonschlinkert/helper-md>
+*
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Jon Schlinkert, contributors.
+* Licensed under the MIT License
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+require('mocha');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var handlebars = require('handlebars');
+var Templates = require('templates');
+var hljs = require('highlight.js');
+var md = require('../lib/md.js');
+var _ = require('lodash');
+var app;
+
+describe('sync', function() {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    app = new Templates();
+
+    app.helper('md', md.sync);
+    app.engine('md', require('engine-base'));
+    app.option('engine', 'md');
+
+    app.create('page');
+    app.create('partial', {viewType: ['partial']});
+    app.create('include', {viewType: ['partial']});
+
+    app.include('one', {content: '# heading <%= name %>', data: {name: 'one'}});
+    app.partial('two', {content: '# heading <%= name %>', data: {name: 'two'}});
+  });
+
+  it('should convert markdown on the `content` property of a template to HTML:', function(cb) {
+    app.page('home.md', {content: '<%= md("one") %>'});
+
+    app.render('home.md', function(err, view) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
+      assert.equal(view.content, '<h1>heading one</h1>\n');
+      cb();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should support rendering markdown from a file:', function() {
+    assert.equal(md.sync('test/fixtures/a.md'), '<h1>AAA</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>this is aaa</p>\n</blockquote>\n');
+  });
+
+  describe('handlebars:', function() {
+    it('should support rendering markdown from a file:', function() {
+      handlebars.registerHelper('md', md.sync);
+      assert.equal(handlebars.compile('{{{md "test/fixtures/a.md"}}}')(), '<h1>AAA</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>this is aaa</p>\n</blockquote>\n');
+    });
+
+    it('should use the `render` function passed on the locals to render templates in partials :', function() {
+      handlebars.registerHelper('md', md.sync);
+      var locals = {name: 'CCC', compile: handlebars.compile};
+      assert.equal(handlebars.compile('{{{md "test/fixtures/c.md"}}}')(locals), '<h1>CCC</h1>\n<p>This is CCC</p>\n');
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('async', function() {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    app = new Templates();
+
+    app.asyncHelper('md', md);
+    app.engine('md', require('engine-base'));
+    app.option('engine', 'md');
+
+    app.create('page');
+    app.create('partial', {viewType: ['partial']});
+    app.create('include', {viewType: ['partial']});
+
+    app.include('one', {content: '# heading <%= name %>', data: {name: 'one'}});
+    app.partial('two', {content: '# heading <%= name %>', data: {name: 'two'}});
+  });
+
+  it('should convert markdown on the `content` property of a template to HTML:', function(cb) {
+    app.page('home.md', {content: '<%= md("one") %>'});
+
+    app.render('home.md', function(err, view) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
+      assert.equal(view.content, '<h1>heading one</h1>\n');
+      cb();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should support rendering from a file', function(cb) {
+    app.page('home.md', {content: '<%= md("test/fixtures/d.md") %>'});
+
+    app.render('home.md', {name: 'DDD'}, function(err, view) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
+      assert.equal(view.content, '<h1>DDD</h1>\n<p>This is DDD</p>\n');
+      cb();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should use sync helper when a callback is not passed:', function(cb) {
+    app.helper('md2', md);
+    app.page('home.md', {content: '<%= md2("one") %>'});
+
+    app.render('home.md', function(err, view) {
+      if (err) return cb(err);
+      assert.equal(view.content, '<h1>heading one</h1>\n');
+      cb();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('lodash:', function() {
+  it('should work as a lodash mixin:', function() {
+    _.mixin({md: md.sync});
+    assert.equal(_.template('<%= _.md("test/fixtures/a.md") %>', {})(), '<h1>AAA</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>this is aaa</p>\n</blockquote>\n');
+  });
+
+  it('should work when passed to lodash on the locals:', function() {
+    assert.equal(_.template('<%= _.md("test/fixtures/a.md") %>')({md: md.sync}), '<h1>AAA</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>this is aaa</p>\n</blockquote>\n');
+  });
+
+  it('should work as a lodash import:', function() {
+    var settings = {imports: {md: md.sync}};
+    assert.equal(_.template('<%= _.md("test/fixtures/a.md") %>', {}, settings)(), '<h1>AAA</h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>this is aaa</p>\n</blockquote>\n');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('highlight:', function(argument) {
+  it('should support syntax highlighting', function() {
+    var actual = md.sync('test/fixtures/e.md', {
+      highlight: function(code, lang) {
+        try {
+          try {
+            return hljs.highlight(lang, code).value;
+          } catch (err) {
+            if (!/Unknown language/i.test(err.message)) {
+              throw err;
+            }
+            return hljs.highlightAuto(code).value;
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          return code;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    assert.equal(actual, '<h1>EEE</h1>\n<pre><code><span class="hljs-keyword">var</span> <span class="hljs-keyword">message</span> = <span class="hljs-string">\'This is an alert\'</span>;\nalert(<span class="hljs-keyword">message</span>);\n</code></pre>\n');
+  });
+});
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