diff --git a/lib/exports.d.mts b/lib/exports.d.mts
index 7d9639af..afac5561 100644
--- a/lib/exports.d.mts
+++ b/lib/exports.d.mts
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ export type RuleOnErrorFixInfo = import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleOnErrorFixInfo
 export type RuleOnErrorFixInfoNormalized = import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleOnErrorFixInfoNormalized;
 export type RuleOnErrorInfo = import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleOnErrorInfo;
 export type RuleParams = import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleParams;
-export type ToStringCallback = import("./markdownlint.mjs").ToStringCallback;
-export { applyFix, applyFixes, getVersion } from "./markdownlint.mjs";
+export { applyFix, applyFixes, formatLintError, getVersion, parseLintErrorString } from "./markdownlint.mjs";
diff --git a/lib/exports.mjs b/lib/exports.mjs
index dc0d137d..d96ab78b 100644
--- a/lib/exports.mjs
+++ b/lib/exports.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @ts-check
 
-export { applyFix, applyFixes, getVersion } from "./markdownlint.mjs";
+export { applyFix, applyFixes, formatLintError, getVersion, parseLintErrorString } from "./markdownlint.mjs";
 export { resolveModule } from "./resolve-module.cjs";
 
 /** @typedef {import("./markdownlint.mjs").Configuration} Configuration */
@@ -30,4 +30,3 @@ export { resolveModule } from "./resolve-module.cjs";
 /** @typedef {import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleOnErrorFixInfoNormalized} RuleOnErrorFixInfoNormalized */
 /** @typedef {import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleOnErrorInfo} RuleOnErrorInfo */
 /** @typedef {import("./markdownlint.mjs").RuleParams} RuleParams */
-/** @typedef {import("./markdownlint.mjs").ToStringCallback} ToStringCallback */
diff --git a/lib/markdownlint.d.mts b/lib/markdownlint.d.mts
index 1117fd0d..8a6df4d6 100644
--- a/lib/markdownlint.d.mts
+++ b/lib/markdownlint.d.mts
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ export function applyFix(line: string, fixInfo: RuleOnErrorFixInfo, lineEnding?:
  * @returns {string} Fixed content.
  */
 export function applyFixes(input: string, errors: RuleOnErrorInfo[]): string;
+/**
+ * TBD
+ *
+ * @param {string} source Source file name or identifier.
+ * @param {LintError} lintError Lint error.
+ * @returns {string} Lint error string.
+ */
+export function formatLintError(source: string, lintError: LintError): string;
+/**
+ * TBD
+ *
+ * @param {string} lintErrorString Lint error string.
+ * @returns {Object|null} Lint error (if valid).
+ */
+export function parseLintErrorString(lintErrorString: string): any | null;
 /**
  * Gets the (semantic) version of the library.
  *
@@ -442,10 +457,6 @@ export type Options = {
  * A markdown-it plugin.
  */
 export type Plugin = any[];
-/**
- * Function to pretty-print lint results.
- */
-export type ToStringCallback = () => string;
 /**
  * Lint results.
  */
@@ -483,11 +494,11 @@ export type LintError = {
     /**
      * Column number (1-based) and length.
      */
-    errorRange: number[];
+    errorRange: number[] | null;
     /**
      * Fix information.
      */
-    fixInfo?: FixInfo;
+    fixInfo: FixInfo | null;
 };
 /**
  * Fix information.
diff --git a/lib/markdownlint.mjs b/lib/markdownlint.mjs
index 3bbad333..d3cee171 100644
--- a/lib/markdownlint.mjs
+++ b/lib/markdownlint.mjs
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ function lintContent(
       "config": null
     });
     // Function to run for each rule
+    /** @type {LintError[]} */
     const results = [];
     /**
      * @param {Rule} rule Rule.
@@ -1303,6 +1304,44 @@ export function applyFixes(input, errors) {
   return lines.filter((line) => line !== null).join(lineEnding);
 }
 
+/**
+ * TBD
+ *
+ * @param {string} source Source file name or identifier.
+ * @param {LintError} lintError Lint error.
+ * @returns {string} Lint error string.
+ */
+export function formatLintError(source, lintError) {
+  const { lineNumber, ruleNames, ruleDescription, errorDetail, errorContext, errorRange } = lintError;
+  const ruleName = ruleNames.join("/");
+  const description = ruleDescription +
+    (errorDetail ? ` [${errorDetail}]` : "") +
+    (errorContext ? ` [Context: "${errorContext}"]` : "");
+  const column = (errorRange && errorRange[0]) || 0;
+  const columnText = column ? `:${column}` : "";
+  return `${source}:${lineNumber}${columnText} ${ruleName} ${description}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * TBD
+ *
+ * @param {string} lintErrorString Lint error string.
+ * @returns {Object|null} Lint error (if valid).
+ */
+export function parseLintErrorString(lintErrorString) {
+  const matchRe = /^([^:]+):\s*(\d+)(?::(\d+))?:?\s(\S+)\s(.+)$/;
+  const match = matchRe.exec(lintErrorString);
+  return match ?
+    {
+      "source": match[1],
+      "line": match[2],
+      "column": match[3],
+      "rule": match[4],
+      "message": match[5]
+    } :
+    null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the (semantic) version of the library.
  *
@@ -1492,18 +1531,10 @@ export function getVersion() {
  * @typedef {Array} Plugin
  */
 
-/**
- * Function to pretty-print lint results.
- *
- * @callback ToStringCallback
- * @returns {string} Pretty-printed results.
- */
-
 /**
  * Lint results.
  *
  * @typedef {Object.<string, LintError[]>} LintResults
- * @property {ToStringCallback} toString String representation.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -1516,8 +1547,8 @@ export function getVersion() {
  * @property {string} ruleInformation Link to more information.
  * @property {string} errorDetail Detail about the error.
  * @property {string} errorContext Context for the error.
- * @property {number[]} errorRange Column number (1-based) and length.
- * @property {FixInfo} [fixInfo] Fix information.
+ * @property {number[]|null} errorRange Column number (1-based) and length.
+ * @property {FixInfo|null} fixInfo Fix information.
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/markdownlint-test.mjs b/test/markdownlint-test.mjs
index 1d7879d4..ae62da8e 100644
--- a/test/markdownlint-test.mjs
+++ b/test/markdownlint-test.mjs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import pluginInline from "markdown-it-for-inline";
 import pluginSub from "markdown-it-sub";
 import pluginSup from "markdown-it-sup";
 import test from "ava";
-import { getVersion } from "markdownlint";
+import { formatLintError, getVersion, parseLintErrorString } from "markdownlint";
 import { lint as lintAsync } from "markdownlint/async";
 import { lint as lintPromise } from "markdownlint/promise";
 import { lint as lintSync } from "markdownlint/sync";
@@ -1392,27 +1392,30 @@ test("getVersion", (t) => {
   t.is(actual, expected, "Version string not correct.");
 });
 
-const matcherRe = /^(?<source>[^:]+):\s*(?<line>\d+)(?::(?<column>\d+))?:?\s(?<rule>\S+)\s(?<description>.+)$/;
-
-test("problemMatcher", async(t) => {
-  t.plan(2);
-  const content = "#  Heading\nText `code ` text ";
+test("formatLintError-parseLintErrorString", async(t) => {
+  t.plan(29);
+  t.is(null, parseLintErrorString(""));
+  const content = "#  Heading\nText `code ` text \n\n";
   const options = {
     "strings": {
       "relative/path/file name.md": content
     }
   };
   const results = await lintPromise(options);
-  const getMatches = (input) => input.split("\n").map((line) => matcherRe.exec(line)?.groups);
-  t.snapshot(getMatches(results.toString()));
-  // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-  const cli_0_45_0__cli2_0_18_1 =
-    `relative/path/file name.md:1:3 MD019/no-multiple-space-atx Multiple spaces after hash on atx style heading [Context: "#  Heading"]
-relative/path/file name.md:1 MD022/blanks-around-headings Headings should be surrounded by blank lines [Expected: 1; Actual: 0; Below] [Context: "#  Heading"]
-relative/path/file name.md:2:18 MD009/no-trailing-spaces Trailing spaces [Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 1]
-relative/path/file name.md:2:11 MD038/no-space-in-code Spaces inside code span elements [Context: "\`code \`"]
-relative/path/file name.md:2:18 MD047/single-trailing-newline Files should end with a single newline character`;
-  t.snapshot(getMatches(cli_0_45_0__cli2_0_18_1));
+  for (const source of Object.keys(results)) {
+    for (const lintError of results[source]) {
+      const formatted = formatLintError(source, lintError);
+      const parsed = parseLintErrorString(formatted);
+      t.is(parsed.source, source);
+      t.is(parsed.line, lintError.lineNumber.toString());
+      t.is(Boolean(parsed.column), Boolean(lintError.errorRange));
+      if (lintError.errorRange) {
+        t.is(parsed.column, lintError.errorRange[0].toString());
+      }
+      t.is(parsed.rule, lintError.ruleNames.join("/"));
+      t.is(parsed.message.replaceAll(/ \[[^\]]+\]/g, ""), lintError.ruleDescription);
+    }
+  }
 });
 
 test("constants", (t) => {
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-exports.mjs.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-exports.mjs.md
index f03e1f08..5745084e 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-exports.mjs.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-exports.mjs.md
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       markdownlint: [
         'applyFix',
         'applyFixes',
+        'formatLintError',
         'getVersion',
+        'parseLintErrorString',
         'resolveModule',
       ],
       'markdownlint/async': [
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-exports.mjs.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-exports.mjs.snap
index bf686f39..26faffb6 100644
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