Decision Workspace
markdown2pdf vs unpdf vs docling-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
markdown2pdf
stablev1.5.0
Create PDF with Markdown files (a md to pdf transpiler)
59
unpdf
experimentalv0.7.1
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
58
docling-core
experimentalv0.33.0
Core DoclingDocument data model and serializers for docling.rs (a Rust port of docling).
Core Metrics
| markdown2pdf | unpdf | docling-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 30.2K | 10.5K | 406 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.8K | 1.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 16 | 52 | 42 |
| Releases | 21 | 21 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 48d ago | 8d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 8m | 5m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
markdown2pdf
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
unpdf
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
docling-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| markdown2pdf | unpdf | docling-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.33.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 19 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 1.2MB | 2.1MB | 55KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.75 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unpdf leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •markdown2pdf has the most downloads (30.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unpdf, docling-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.