Decision Workspace
aldoc vs arborium-markdown vs typst
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
aldoc
growingv0.2.0
CLI and library for parsing and compiling Aldoc Markdown documents
64
arborium-markdown
experimentalv2.16.0
Markdown grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
60
typst
growingv0.14.2
A new markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
Core Metrics
| aldoc | arborium-markdown | typst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 9.1K | 5.6K | 837.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 1.4K | 181.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 47 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 6 | 44 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 1988d ago | 16d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 3m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
aldoc
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
arborium-markdown
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
typst
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| aldoc | arborium-markdown | typst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.16.0 | 0.14.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 168KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-markdown leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •typst has the most downloads (837.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •typst is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ aldoc has not been updated in over a year.
- •aldoc, typst are pre-1.0 — API may change.