Decision Workspace
pulldown-cmark-frontmatter vs diaryx_core vs md-formatter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
pulldown-cmark-frontmatter
growingv0.4.0
A Frontmatter extractor for Markdown documents
58
diaryx_core
experimentalv1.3.2
Core library for Diaryx - a tool to manage markdown files with YAML frontmatter
54
md-formatter
experimentalv0.4.1
A fast, opinionated Markdown formatter
Core Metrics
| pulldown-cmark-frontmatter | diaryx_core | md-formatter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 58 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 10.6K | 624 | 278 |
| 30d Downloads | 130 | 189 | 94 |
| Dependents | 7 | 44 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 25 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 557d ago | 14d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
pulldown-cmark-frontmatter
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
diaryx_core
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
md-formatter
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pulldown-cmark-frontmatter | diaryx_core | md-formatter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.3.2 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 27 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 255KB | 107KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.58 | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •diaryx_core leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pulldown-cmark-frontmatter has the most downloads (10.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pulldown-cmark-frontmatter has not been updated in over a year.
- •pulldown-cmark-frontmatter, md-formatter are pre-1.0 — API may change.