Decision Workspace
comrak vs pulldown-cmark vs egui_commonmark_extended
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
comrak
growingv0.54.0
A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
63
pulldown-cmark
growingv0.13.4
A pull parser for CommonMark
61
egui_commonmark_extended
experimentalv0.24.0
Commonmark viewer for egui - fork with typography (line height) and header position tracking
Core Metrics
| comrak | pulldown-cmark | egui_commonmark_extended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1M | 118.0M | 551 |
| 30d Downloads | 383.1K | 7.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 3.0K | 16.3K | 8 |
| Releases | 100 | 55 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 54d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 11y 1m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
comrak
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pulldown-cmark
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
egui_commonmark_extended
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| comrak | pulldown-cmark | egui_commonmark_extended | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.54.0 | 0.13.4 | 0.24.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 10 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 267KB | 155KB | 76KB |
| Features | 9 | 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 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pulldown-cmark has the most downloads (118.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pulldown-cmark is depended on by 16.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.