Decision Workspace
bibtex-parser vs im-bibtex vs biblatex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
bibtex-parser
experimentalv0.4.0
BibTeX parser for Rust
43
im-bibtex
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast BibTeX parser, formatter, and toolkit — parse, format, decode LaTeX, expand journal macros. Includes CLI, MCP server, and Python bindings.
65
biblatex
growingv0.12.0
Parsing, writing, and evaluating BibTeX and BibLaTeX files
Core Metrics
| bibtex-parser | im-bibtex | biblatex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 43 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 288 | 62 | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 220.1K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 458 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 133d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
bibtex-parser
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
im-bibtex
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
biblatex
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bibtex-parser | im-bibtex | biblatex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 10 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 338KB | 26KB | 102KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •biblatex leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •biblatex is depended on by 458 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.