diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36e01007..f4780d99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
     "react-mde": "^10.2.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^5.3.0",
     "set-interval-async": "1.0.33",
-    "showdown": "^2.1.0",
+    "markdown-it": "^14.1.1",
     "tesseract.js": "^4.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.4.3",
     "@types/jsdom": "^16.2.3",
+    "@types/markdown-it": "^14.1.2",
     "@types/set-interval-async": "^1.0.0",
-    "@types/showdown": "^2.0.6",
     "elastic-builder": "^2.7.1",
     "eslint-plugin-no-unsanitized": "^3.0.2",
     "eslint-plugin-prefer-object-spread": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/public/components/report_definitions/utils/index.ts b/public/components/report_definitions/utils/index.ts
index f5e69b95..98b9867d 100644
--- a/public/components/report_definitions/utils/index.ts
+++ b/public/components/report_definitions/utils/index.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import Showdown from 'showdown';
+import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it';
 
-export const converter = new Showdown.Converter({
-  tables: true,
-  simplifiedAutoLink: true,
-  strikethrough: true,
-  tasklists: true,
-  noHeaderId: true,
+const md = new MarkdownIt({
+  html: false,
+  linkify: true,
+  breaks: false,
 });
+
+export const converter = {
+  makeHtml: (markdown: string): string => md.render(markdown ?? ''),
+};
diff --git a/public/components/visual_report/constants.ts b/public/components/visual_report/constants.ts
index c0e6a6d0..f5685b62 100644
--- a/public/components/visual_report/constants.ts
+++ b/public/components/visual_report/constants.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import Showdown from 'showdown';
+import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it';
 
 // search param key name to trigger report generation, value is a report ID
 export const GENERATE_REPORT_PARAM = 'visualReportId';
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ export enum SELECTOR {
 
 export const DEFAULT_REPORT_HEADER = '<h1>OpenSearch Dashboards Reports</h1>';
 
-export const converter = new Showdown.Converter({
-  tables: true,
-  simplifiedAutoLink: true,
-  strikethrough: true,
-  tasklists: true,
-  noHeaderId: true,
+const md = new MarkdownIt({
+  html: false,
+  linkify: true,
+  breaks: false,
 });
+
+export const converter = {
+  makeHtml: (markdown: string): string => md.render(markdown ?? ''),
+};
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1b59489f..0d91ad36 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -181,6 +181,24 @@
     "@types/parse5" "^6.0.3"
     "@types/tough-cookie" "*"
 
+"@types/linkify-it@^5":
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-5.0.0.tgz#21413001973106cda1c3a9b91eedd4ccd5469d76"
+  integrity sha512-sVDA58zAw4eWAffKOaQH5/5j3XeayukzDk+ewSsnv3p4yJEZHCCzMDiZM8e0OUrRvmpGZ85jf4yDHkHsgBNr9Q==
+
+"@types/markdown-it@^14.1.2":
+  version "14.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-14.1.2.tgz#57f2532a0800067d9b934f3521429a2e8bfb4c61"
+  integrity sha512-promo4eFwuiW+TfGxhi+0x3czqTYJkG8qB17ZUJiVF10Xm7NLVRSLUsfRTU/6h1e24VvRnXCx+hG7li58lkzog==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/linkify-it" "^5"
+    "@types/mdurl" "^2"
+
+"@types/mdurl@^2":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mdurl/-/mdurl-2.0.0.tgz#d43878b5b20222682163ae6f897b20447233bdfd"
+  integrity sha512-RGdgjQUZba5p6QEFAVx2OGb8rQDL/cPRG7GiedRzMcJ1tYnUANBncjbSB1NRGwbvjcPeikRABz2nshyPk1bhWg==
+
 "@types/node@*":
   version "25.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-25.6.0.tgz#4e09bad9b469871f2d0f68140198cbd714f4edca"
@@ -213,11 +231,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/set-interval-async/-/set-interval-async-1.0.3.tgz#e1974c7c812617cd6ed37d3afde31b7e4f8047a5"
   integrity sha512-sPwjhIU2p8JeaYJPuzfQclyPni3c4Nz7IK4KhvAkMq5O36TsQXeaZ5g3YwiOtE90ja3E4rg7Aja1DcO+eknZbw==
 
-"@types/showdown@^2.0.6":
-  version "2.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/showdown/-/showdown-2.0.6.tgz#3d7affd5f971b4a17783ec2b23b4ad3b97477b7e"
-  integrity sha512-pTvD/0CIeqe4x23+YJWlX2gArHa8G0J0Oh6GKaVXV7TAeickpkkZiNOgFcFcmLQ5lB/K0qBJL1FtRYltBfbGCQ==
-
 "@types/tough-cookie@*":
   version "4.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-4.0.5.tgz#cb6e2a691b70cb177c6e3ae9c1d2e8b2ea8cd304"
@@ -317,6 +330,11 @@ archiver@^5.0.0:
     tar-stream "^2.2.0"
     zip-stream "^4.1.0"
 
+argparse@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-2.0.1.tgz#246f50f3ca78a3240f6c997e8a9bd1eac49e4b38"
+  integrity sha512-8+9WqebbFzpX9OR+Wa6O29asIogeRMzcGtAINdpMHHyAg10f05aSFVBbcEqGf/PXw1EjAZ+q2/bEBg3DvurK3Q==
+
 asn1.js@^4.10.1:
   version "4.10.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/asn1.js/-/asn1.js-4.10.1.tgz#b9c2bf5805f1e64aadeed6df3a2bfafb5a73f5a0"
@@ -642,11 +660,6 @@ commander@^2.20.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz#fd485e84c03eb4881c20722ba48035e8531aeb33"
   integrity sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ==
 
-commander@^9.0.0:
-  version "9.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-9.5.0.tgz#bc08d1eb5cedf7ccb797a96199d41c7bc3e60d30"
-  integrity sha512-KRs7WVDKg86PWiuAqhDrAQnTXZKraVcCc6vFdL14qrZ/DcWwuRo7VoiYXalXO7S5GKpqYiVEwCbgFDfxNHKJBQ==
-
 compress-commons@^4.1.2:
   version "4.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/compress-commons/-/compress-commons-4.1.2.tgz#6542e59cb63e1f46a8b21b0e06f9a32e4c8b06df"
@@ -881,6 +894,11 @@ end-of-stream@^1.4.1:
   dependencies:
     once "^1.4.0"
 
+entities@^4.4.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-4.5.0.tgz#5d268ea5e7113ec74c4d033b79ea5a35a488fb48"
+  integrity sha512-V0hjH4dGPh9Ao5p0MoRY6BVqtwCjhz6vI5LT8AJ55H+4g9/4vbHx1I54fS0XuclLhDHArPQCiMjDxjaL8fPxhw==
+
 entities@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/entities/-/entities-6.0.1.tgz#c28c34a43379ca7f61d074130b2f5f7020a30694"
@@ -1514,6 +1532,13 @@ lie@~3.3.0:
   dependencies:
     immediate "~3.0.5"
 
+linkify-it@^5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-5.0.1.tgz#10c4cecbb5c6828eabf81d3c801adc4a542dfb55"
+  integrity sha512-wVoTjP4Q6R0NW5hiZkVJaFZPWgtXfoGF+6LucL3/FtiNjmcHhYjEr5f1Kqjirc1nBW07J/ZuRFumqr2oqccEWg==
+  dependencies:
+    uc.micro "^2.0.0"
+
 listenercount@~1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/listenercount/-/listenercount-1.0.1.tgz#84c8a72ab59c4725321480c975e6508342e70937"
@@ -1605,6 +1630,18 @@ loose-envify@^1.2.0, loose-envify@^1.3.1, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
   dependencies:
     js-tokens "^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0"
 
+markdown-it@^14.1.1:
+  version "14.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-14.2.0.tgz#06d48d9035e77d5b1c85adb315482fc8240289ef"
+  integrity sha512-1TGiQiJVRQ3NPmZH6sx5Cfnmg6GQm9jvC1ch4TK511NjSJvjzKLzn5pPfZRNZkRPZP0HqCioSndqH8v2nRaWVQ==
+  dependencies:
+    argparse "^2.0.1"
+    entities "^4.4.0"
+    linkify-it "^5.0.1"
+    mdurl "^2.0.0"
+    punycode.js "^2.3.1"
+    uc.micro "^2.1.0"
+
 math-intrinsics@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/math-intrinsics/-/math-intrinsics-1.1.0.tgz#a0dd74be81e2aa5c2f27e65ce283605ee4e2b7f9"
@@ -1619,6 +1656,11 @@ md5.js@^1.3.4:
     inherits "^2.0.1"
     safe-buffer "^5.1.2"
 
+mdurl@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mdurl/-/mdurl-2.0.0.tgz#80676ec0433025dd3e17ee983d0fe8de5a2237e0"
+  integrity sha512-Lf+9+2r+Tdp5wXDXC4PcIBjTDtq4UKjCPMQhKIuzpJNW0b96kVqSwW0bT7FhRSfmAiFYgP+SCRvdrDozfh0U5w==
+
 micromatch@^4.0.8:
   version "4.0.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.8.tgz#d66fa18f3a47076789320b9b1af32bd86d9fa202"
@@ -1820,6 +1862,11 @@ psl@^1.1.33:
   dependencies:
     punycode "^2.3.1"
 
+punycode.js@^2.3.1:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode.js/-/punycode.js-2.3.1.tgz#6b53e56ad75588234e79f4affa90972c7dd8cdb7"
+  integrity sha512-uxFIHU0YlHYhDQtV4R9J6a52SLx28BCjT+4ieh7IGbgwVJWO+km431c4yRlREUAsAmt/uMjQUyQHNEPf0M39CA==
+
 punycode@^2.1.1, punycode@^2.3.0, punycode@^2.3.1:
   version "2.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode/-/punycode-2.3.1.tgz#027422e2faec0b25e1549c3e1bd8309b9133b6e5"
@@ -2054,13 +2101,6 @@ sha.js@^2.4.0, sha.js@^2.4.12, sha.js@^2.4.8:
     safe-buffer "^5.2.1"
     to-buffer "^1.2.0"
 
-showdown@^2.1.0:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/showdown/-/showdown-2.1.0.tgz#1251f5ed8f773f0c0c7bfc8e6fd23581f9e545c5"
-  integrity sha512-/6NVYu4U819R2pUIk79n67SYgJHWCce0a5xTP979WbNp0FL9MN1I1QK662IDU1b6JzKTvmhgI7T7JYIxBi3kMQ==
-  dependencies:
-    commander "^9.0.0"
-
 side-channel-list@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/side-channel-list/-/side-channel-list-1.0.1.tgz#c2e0b5a14a540aebee3bbc6c3f8666cc9b509127"
@@ -2313,6 +2353,11 @@ typed-array-buffer@^1.0.3:
     es-errors "^1.3.0"
     is-typed-array "^1.1.14"
 
+uc.micro@^2.0.0, uc.micro@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uc.micro/-/uc.micro-2.1.0.tgz#f8d3f7d0ec4c3dea35a7e3c8efa4cb8b45c9e7ee"
+  integrity sha512-ARDJmphmdvUk6Glw7y9DQ2bFkKBHwQHLi2lsaH6PPmz/Ka9sFOBsBluozhDltWmnv9u/cF6Rt87znRTPV+yp/A==
+
 undici-types@~7.19.0:
   version "7.19.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.19.2.tgz#1b67fc26d0f157a0cba3a58a5b5c1e2276b8ba2a"