Decision Workspace
jxoesneon-tectonic vs tectonic vs oak-tex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
jxoesneon-tectonic
experimentalv0.17.3
A modernized, complete, embeddable TeX/LaTeX engine.
52
tectonic
growingv0.15.0
A modernized, complete, embeddable TeX/LaTeX engine. Tectonic is forked from the XeTeX extension to the classic “Web2C” implementation of TeX and uses the TeXLive distribution of support files.
59
oak-tex
experimentalv0.0.10
TeX/LaTeX document preparation system parser with support for typesetting commands and macros.
Core Metrics
| jxoesneon-tectonic | tectonic | oak-tex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 52 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 76 | 172.5K | 297 |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 2.8K | 68 |
| Dependents | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 46 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 74d ago | 782d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 9y | 5m |
Health Breakdown
jxoesneon-tectonic
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
tectonic
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
oak-tex
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| jxoesneon-tectonic | tectonic | oak-tex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.3 | 0.15.0 | 0.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 42 | 41 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 150KB | 1.4MB | 37KB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •oak-tex leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tectonic has the most downloads (172.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tectonic is depended on by 144 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tectonic has not been updated in over a year.