Decision Workspace
render_readme vs gh-emoji vs html-to-markdown-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
render_readme
growingv0.15.0
Render Markdown or reStructuredText with syntax highlighting and image filtering similar to GitHub's
54
gh-emoji
growingv1.0.8
Convert `:emoji:` to Unicode using GitHub's emoji names
69
html-to-markdown-rs
experimentalv2.30.0
High-performance HTML to Markdown converter using the astral-tl parser. Part of the Kreuzberg ecosystem.
Core Metrics
| render_readme | gh-emoji | html-to-markdown-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 54 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 7.9K | 440.6K | 143.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 26.6K | 66.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 130 | 209 |
| Releases | 7 | 6 | 100 |
| Last Updated | 271d ago | 920d ago | today |
| Age | 3y 6m | 7y 3m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
render_readme
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gh-emoji
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
html-to-markdown-rs
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| render_readme | gh-emoji | html-to-markdown-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.0 | 1.0.8 | 2.30.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 1.0MB | 22KB | 236KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •html-to-markdown-rs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gh-emoji has the most downloads (440.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •html-to-markdown-rs is depended on by 209 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gh-emoji has not been updated in over a year.
- •render_readme is pre-1.0 — API may change.