Decision Workspace
pdftotext vs poppler-rs vs pdf-extract
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
pdftotext
growingv0.1.5
High-level library that binds to Poppler to extract text from a PDF
66
poppler-rs
growingv0.26.0
High-level (safe) bindings for poppler-glib
53
pdf-extract
growingv0.10.0
A library to extract content from pdfs
Core Metrics
| pdftotext | poppler-rs | pdf-extract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 66 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 8.5K | 184.3K | 957.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 9.1K | 201.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 1927d ago | 34d ago | 175d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 4y 4m | 8y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pdftotext
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
poppler-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
pdf-extract
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pdftotext | poppler-rs | pdf-extract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.26.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-2.0 OR GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 2.6MB | 47KB | 98KB |
| Features | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •poppler-rs leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pdf-extract has the most downloads (957.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pdf-extract is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pdftotext has not been updated in over a year.