Decision Workspace
comrak vs pulldown-cmark vs egui_commonmark_extended
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
comrak
growingv0.52.0
A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
66
pulldown-cmark
growingv0.13.4
A pull parser for CommonMark
59
egui_commonmark_extended
experimentalv0.23.0
Commonmark viewer for egui - fork with typography (line height) and header position tracking
Core Metrics
| comrak | pulldown-cmark | egui_commonmark_extended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 66 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2M | 97.4M | 347 |
| 30d Downloads | 541.2K | 10.6M | 0 |
| Dependents | 2.7K | 13.8K | 6 |
| Releases | 98 | 55 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 5d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 10y 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
comrak
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pulldown-cmark
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
egui_commonmark_extended
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| comrak | pulldown-cmark | egui_commonmark_extended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.52.0 | 0.13.4 | 0.23.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 10 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 257KB | 155KB | 71KB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 2.0% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.71.1 | 1.76 |
| Owners | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •comrak leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pulldown-cmark has the most downloads (97.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pulldown-cmark is depended on by 13.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.