Decision Workspace
protomd vs codebank vs markdown-gen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
protomd
experimentalv0.2.2
Protobuf Markdown generator
52
codebank
experimentalv0.4.5
A powerful code documentation generator that creates structured markdown documentation from your codebase. Supports multiple languages including Rust, Python, TypeScript, C, and Go with intelligent parsing and formatting. Features test code filtering, summary generation, and customizable documentation strategies.
51
markdown-gen
growingv1.2.1
Crate for generating Markdown files
Core Metrics
| protomd | codebank | markdown-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 963 | 5.5K | 360.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 42 | 4.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 132d ago | 332d ago | 2013d ago |
| Age | 9m | 11m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
protomd
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
codebank
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
markdown-gen
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| protomd | codebank | markdown-gen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.4.5 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 140KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •codebank leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •markdown-gen has the most downloads (360.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ markdown-gen has not been updated in over a year.
- •protomd, codebank are pre-1.0 — API may change.