Decision Workspace
pdfitdown vs ecolor vs transmutation
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
pdfitdown
experimentalv4.2.0
PdfItDown: Convert anything to PDF.
70
ecolor
growingv0.35.0
Color structs and color conversion utilities
55
transmutation
experimentalv0.3.3
High-performance document conversion engine for AI/LLM embeddings - 27 formats supported
Core Metrics
| pdfitdown | ecolor | transmutation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 70 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 77 | 18.8M | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 949.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 712 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 18d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 11d | 3y 7m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
pdfitdown
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ecolor
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
transmutation
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdfitdown | ecolor | transmutation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.0 | 0.35.0 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 6 | 55 |
| Crate Size | 2.5MB | 17KB | 532KB |
| Features | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ecolor leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ecolor is depended on by 712 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ecolor, transmutation are pre-1.0 — API may change.