Decision Workspace
mdbook-pikchr vs pikru vs pikchr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
mdbook-pikchr
growingv0.2.0
A mdbook preprocessor to render pikchr code blocks as images in your book
54
pikru
experimentalv1.2.0
A pure Rust implementation of pikchr, a PIC-like diagram markup language that generates SVG
43
pikchr
growingv0.1.4
PIC-like diagramming language to SVG converter
Core Metrics
| mdbook-pikchr | pikru | pikchr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 54 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 325 | 47.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 244 | 1.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| Releases | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 129d ago | 24d ago | 391d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 2m | 5y 5m |
Health Breakdown
mdbook-pikchr
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pikru
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
pikchr
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mdbook-pikchr | pikru | pikchr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 81KB | 171KB | 79KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pikru leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pikchr has the most downloads (47.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pikchr has not been updated in over a year.
- •mdbook-pikchr, pikchr are pre-1.0 — API may change.