Decision Workspace
htmd vs html-to-markdown-rs vs fast_html2md
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
htmd
growingv0.5.3
A turndown.js inspired HTML to Markdown converter.
69
html-to-markdown-rs
experimentalv2.30.0
High-performance HTML to Markdown converter using the astral-tl parser. Part of the Kreuzberg ecosystem.
64
fast_html2md
growingv0.0.58
A fast html2md crate for rust
Core Metrics
| htmd | html-to-markdown-rs | fast_html2md | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 69 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 266.1K | 143.5K | 161.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 50.8K | 65.7K | 27.5K |
| Dependents | 501 | 209 | 903 |
| Releases | 18 | 100 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | today | 53d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 5m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
htmd
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
html-to-markdown-rs
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
fast_html2md
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| htmd | html-to-markdown-rs | fast_html2md | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 2.30.0 | 0.0.58 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 17 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 350KB | 236KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •html-to-markdown-rs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •htmd has the most downloads (266.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fast_html2md is depended on by 903 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •htmd, fast_html2md are pre-1.0 — API may change.