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pdf_oxide vs pdf_oxide_cli vs unpdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
pdf_oxide
experimentalv0.3.73
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.
55
pdf_oxide_cli
experimentalv0.3.73
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.
59
unpdf
experimentalv0.7.1
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
Core Metrics
| pdf_oxide | pdf_oxide_cli | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 55 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 286.2K | 1.3K | 10.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 113.3K | 0 | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 294 | 0 | 52 |
| Releases | 78 | 57 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 8d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
pdf_oxide
Maintenance
18
Quality
9
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
pdf_oxide_cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
unpdf
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdf_oxide | pdf_oxide_cli | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.73 | 0.3.73 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 91 | 4 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 6.5MB | 72KB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 27 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdf_oxide leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdf_oxide is depended on by 294 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.