Decision Workspace
refer vs zotero-rdf vs mandown
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
refer
growingv0.1.3
Parse and write Refer bibliography files.
54
zotero-rdf
experimentalv1.0.3
A Rust library for parsing Zotero RDF/XML export files
51
mandown
growingv1.1.0
Markdown to groff (man page) converter
Core Metrics
| refer | zotero-rdf | mandown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1K | 73 | 153.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 73 | 22.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1051d ago | 18d ago | 375d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 25d | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
refer
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
zotero-rdf
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mandown
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| refer | zotero-rdf | mandown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.0.3 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 21KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zotero-rdf leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mandown has the most downloads (153.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ refer, mandown have not been updated in over a year.
- •refer is pre-1.0 — API may change.