Decision Workspace
markdown2pdf vs unpdf vs mdkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
markdown2pdf
stablev1.4.0
Create PDF with Markdown files (a md to pdf transpiler)
59
unpdf
experimentalv0.6.4
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
59
mdkit
experimentalv0.7.4
Get markdown out of any document — Pandoc + pdfium + platform-native OCR, dispatched per format.
Core Metrics
| markdown2pdf | unpdf | mdkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 59 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 25.0K | 7.0K | 476 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 2.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 40 | 9 |
| Releases | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 6d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 3m | 29d |
Health Breakdown
markdown2pdf
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
unpdf
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
mdkit
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| markdown2pdf | unpdf | mdkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 0.6.4 | 0.7.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 2.1MB | 89KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.75 | 1.88 |
| 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 (25.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unpdf, mdkit are pre-1.0 — API may change.