Decision Workspace
prepyrus vs bibtex-parser vs im-bibtex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
prepyrus
growingv0.4.0
Parsing and writing to MDX files for Chicago author-date citaitons using BibTeX
51
bibtex-parser
experimentalv0.4.0
BibTeX parser for Rust
43
im-bibtex
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast BibTeX parser, formatter, and toolkit — parse, format, decode LaTeX, expand journal macros. Includes CLI, MCP server, and Python bindings.
Core Metrics
| prepyrus | bibtex-parser | im-bibtex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 51 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0K | 288 | 62 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 376d ago | 57d ago | 133d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 2m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
prepyrus
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bibtex-parser
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
im-bibtex
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| prepyrus | bibtex-parser | im-bibtex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 20 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 338KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bibtex-parser leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •prepyrus has the most downloads (7.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ prepyrus has not been updated in over a year.