Decision Workspace
tectonic vs jxoesneon-tectonic vs oak-tex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
tectonic
growingv0.16.9
A modernized, complete, embeddable TeX/LaTeX engine. Tectonic is forked from the XeTeX extension to the classic "Web2C" implementation of TeX and uses the TeXLive distribution of support files.
46
jxoesneon-tectonic
experimentalv0.17.3
A modernized, complete, embeddable TeX/LaTeX engine.
56
oak-tex
experimentalv0.0.11
TeX/LaTeX document preparation system parser with support for typesetting commands and macros.
Core Metrics
| tectonic | jxoesneon-tectonic | oak-tex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 46 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 177.8K | 79 | 318 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.9K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 146 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 48 | 4 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 133d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 4m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
tectonic
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
jxoesneon-tectonic
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
oak-tex
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tectonic | jxoesneon-tectonic | oak-tex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.9 | 0.17.3 | 0.0.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 42 | 42 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 2.2MB | 150KB | 37KB |
| Features | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tectonic leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tectonic is depended on by 146 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.