Decision Workspace
nom-bibtex vs bibtex-parser vs im-bibtex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
nom-bibtex
growingv0.6.0
BibTeX parser using nom
52
bibtex-parser
experimentalv0.4.0
BibTeX parser for Rust
41
im-bibtex
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast BibTeX parser, formatter, and toolkit — parse, format, decode LaTeX, expand journal macros. Includes CLI, MCP server, and Python bindings.
Core Metrics
| nom-bibtex | bibtex-parser | im-bibtex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 52 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 103.8K | 191 | 50 |
| 30d Downloads | 10.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 154d ago | 8d ago | 85d ago |
| Age | 9y | 13d | 2m |
Health Breakdown
nom-bibtex
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
bibtex-parser
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
im-bibtex
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nom-bibtex | bibtex-parser | im-bibtex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 20 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 5.3MB | 338KB | 26KB |
| Features | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bibtex-parser leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nom-bibtex has the most downloads (103.8K), suggesting wider adoption.