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pdf_oxide vs pdf_oxide_cli vs unpdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
pdf_oxide
experimentalv0.3.17
The fastest Rust PDF library with text extraction: 0.8ms mean, 100% pass rate on 3,830 PDFs. 5× faster than pdf_extract, 17× faster than oxidize_pdf. Extract, create, and edit PDFs.
53
pdf_oxide_cli
experimentalv0.3.17
CLI for pdf-oxide — the fastest PDF toolkit. 22 commands: text extraction, PDF to markdown, search, merge, split, images, compress, encrypt, watermark, forms, and more.
57
unpdf
experimentalv0.2.4
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
Core Metrics
| pdf_oxide | pdf_oxide_cli | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 53 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 13.8K | 146 | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.0K | 147 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 36 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 28 | 7 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 19d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4m | 26d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
pdf_oxide
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pdf_oxide_cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
unpdf
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdf_oxide | pdf_oxide_cli | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.17 | 0.3.17 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 73 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 4.7MB | 31KB | 101KB |
| Features | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unpdf leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdf_oxide has the most downloads (13.8K), suggesting wider adoption.