Decision Workspace
rwml vs officemd_docx vs docx-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
rwml
experimentalv0.1.0
Native Rust toolkit for Microsoft Word — read, write, edit, and render legacy .doc (Word 97-2003, [MS-DOC]) and modern .docx (OOXML): one document model, package-preserving edits, field evaluation, Markdown/HTML export, PDF preview
58
officemd_docx
experimentalv0.1.8
DOCX extraction for OfficeMD
50
docx-lite
experimentalv0.2.0
Lightweight, fast DOCX text extraction library with minimal dependencies
Core Metrics
| rwml | officemd_docx | docx-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 58 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 165 | 6.4K | 52.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8K | 2.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 57 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 11d ago | 289d ago |
| Age | 9d | 4m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
rwml
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
officemd_docx
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
docx-lite
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rwml | officemd_docx | docx-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.8 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 986KB | 16KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •officemd_docx leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •docx-lite has the most downloads (52.7K), suggesting wider adoption.