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pdf_oxide vs pdf_oxide_cli vs unpdf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
pdf_oxide
experimentalv0.3.55
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.
49
pdf_oxide_cli
experimentalv0.3.55
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
experimentalv0.6.4
High-performance PDF content extraction to Markdown, text, and JSON
Core Metrics
| pdf_oxide | pdf_oxide_cli | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 49 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 81.2K | 691 | 7.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 39.4K | 0 | 2.6K |
| Dependents | 177 | 0 | 40 |
| Releases | 61 | 40 | 19 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 6d ago |
| Age | 6m | 2m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
pdf_oxide
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
pdf_oxide_cli
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
unpdf
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdf_oxide | pdf_oxide_cli | unpdf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.55 | 0.3.55 | 0.6.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 87 | 4 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 3.4MB | 72KB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 1.6% | 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 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.