Decision Workspace
pdftrim vs pdfcrop vs skia-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
pdftrim
growingv1.0.2
Removes white margins from PDF files without inflating file sizes
40
pdfcrop
experimentalv0.1.0
PDF cropping library and command-line tool with rendering-based bbox detection
72
skia-safe
growingv0.93.1
Safe Skia Bindings for Rust
Core Metrics
| pdftrim | pdfcrop | skia-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 40 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 52 | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 4 | 124.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 567 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 96 |
| Last Updated | 406d ago | 124d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 4m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
pdftrim
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pdfcrop
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
skia-safe
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pdftrim | pdfcrop | skia-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.1.0 | 0.93.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 62KB | 480KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •skia-safe leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •skia-safe is depended on by 567 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pdftrim has not been updated in over a year.
- •pdfcrop, skia-safe are pre-1.0 — API may change.