Decision Workspace
mdbook-pdf vs mdbook-compress vs mdbook-pandoc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
mdbook-pdf
growingv0.1.13
A backend for mdBook written in Rust for generating PDF based on headless chrome and Chrome DevTools Protocol
39
mdbook-compress
growingv0.2.1
Compress an mdBook project into a single PDF file
48
mdbook-pandoc
growingv0.11.0
A pandoc-powered mdbook backend
Core Metrics
| mdbook-pdf | mdbook-compress | mdbook-pandoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 39 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 31.7K | 4.6K | 135.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 452 | 9 | 412 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 3 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 70d ago | 1172d ago | 125d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 3y 2m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mdbook-pdf
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mdbook-compress
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
mdbook-pandoc
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mdbook-pdf | mdbook-compress | mdbook-pandoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.13 | 0.2.1 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 337KB | 66KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdbook-pandoc leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mdbook-compress has not been updated in over a year.