diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fbe05fc..0cfc89f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 bower_components/
+node_modules/
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diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d430ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+	"node": true,
+	"browser": true,
+	"esnext": true,
+	"bitwise": true,
+	"camelcase": true,
+	"curly": true,
+	"eqeqeq": true,
+	"immed": true,
+	"indent": 2,
+	"latedef": true,
+	"newcap": true,
+	"noarg": true,
+	"quotmark": "single",
+	"regexp": true,
+	"undef": true,
+	"unused": true,
+	"strict": true,
+	"trailing": true,
+	"smarttabs": true,
+	"maxdepth": 2,
+	"maxcomplexity": 10,
+	"globals": {
+		"angular": false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbfcff3..f5cee7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,12 +4,29 @@ Bower Component for a simple AngularJS Markdown directive using [Showdown](https
 
 
 ## Usage
+
+### Bower
+
 1. `bower install angular-markdown-directive`
 2. Include `angular-sanitize.js`. It should be located at `bower_components/angular-sanitize/`.
 3. Include `showdown.js`. It should be located at `bower_components/showdown/`.
 4. Include `markdown.js` provided by this component into your app.
 5. Add `btford.markdown` as a module dependency to your app.
-6. Insert the `btf-markdown` directive into your template:
+
+### NPM (and browserify)
+
+1. `npm install --save angular-markdown-directive`
+2. `npm install --save angular-sanitize`
+4. Require `angular-sanitize` and `angular-markdown-directive/markdown` provided by this component into your app.
+  ```
+  require('angular-sanitize/angular-sanitize');
+  require('angular-markdown-directive/markdown.js');
+  ```
+5. Add `btford.markdown` as a module dependency to your app
+
+### Using the directive
+
+Insert the `btf-markdown` directive into your template:
 
 ```html
 <btf-markdown>
diff --git a/markdown.js b/markdown.js
index 989a6be..8360386 100644
--- a/markdown.js
+++ b/markdown.js
@@ -4,33 +4,52 @@
  * License: MIT
  */
 
-'use strict';
+'format global'; /* global define */
+'deps angular';
+'deps angular-sanitize';
+'deps showdown';
 
-angular.module('btford.markdown', ['ngSanitize']).
-  provider('markdownConverter', function () {
-    var opts = {};
-    return {
-      config: function (newOpts) {
-        opts = newOpts;
-      },
-      $get: function () {
-        return new Showdown.converter(opts);
-      }
-    };
-  }).
-  directive('btfMarkdown', ['$sanitize', 'markdownConverter', function ($sanitize, markdownConverter) {
-    return {
-      restrict: 'AE',
-      link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
-        if (attrs.btfMarkdown) {
-          scope.$watch(attrs.btfMarkdown, function (newVal) {
-            var html = newVal ? $sanitize(markdownConverter.makeHtml(newVal)) : '';
-            element.html(html);
-          });
-        } else {
-          var html = $sanitize(markdownConverter.makeHtml(element.text()));
-          element.html(html);
-        }
-      }
-    };
-  }]);
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  function angularMarkdown(angular, Showdown) {
+
+    angular.module('btford.markdown', ['ngSanitize'])
+      .constant('Showdown', Showdown)
+      .provider('markdownConverter', ['Showdown', function (Showdown) {
+        var opts = {};
+        return {
+          config: function (newOpts) {
+            opts = newOpts;
+          },
+          $get: function () {
+            return new Showdown.Converter(opts);
+          }
+        };
+      }])
+      .directive('btfMarkdown', ['$sanitize', 'markdownConverter', function ($sanitize, markdownConverter) {
+        return {
+          restrict: 'AE',
+          link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
+            if (attrs.btfMarkdown) {
+              scope.$watch(attrs.btfMarkdown, function (newVal) {
+                var html = newVal ? $sanitize(markdownConverter.makeHtml(newVal)) : '';
+                element.html(html);
+              });
+            } else {
+              var html = $sanitize(markdownConverter.makeHtml(element.text()));
+              element.html(html);
+            }
+          }
+        };
+      }]);
+  }
+
+  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
+    define('angular-markdown-directive', ['angular', 'showdown'], angularMarkdown);
+  } else if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module && module.exports && typeof require !== 'undefined') {
+    angularMarkdown(angular, require('showdown'));
+  } else {
+    angularMarkdown(angular, window.Showdown);
+  }
+})();
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b245c18..94a93d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "angular-markdown-directive",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.3.1-browserify.1",
   "description": "simple AngularJS markdown directive with showdown",
   "main": "markdown.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.1.5",
     "karma-firefox-launcher": "^0.1.3",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "showdown": "git+https://github.com/showdownjs/showdown#showdown2"
   }
 }