Decision Workspace
tex2math vs mathlex vs pulldown-latex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
tex2math
experimentalv1.2.1
A blazing fast, zero-copy LaTeX to MathML conversion library and CLI.
58
mathlex
experimentalv0.4.1
Mathematical expression parser for LaTeX and plain text notation, producing a language-agnostic AST
44
pulldown-latex
growingv0.7.1
Pull parser to convert LaTeX equations to MathML
Core Metrics
| tex2math | mathlex | pulldown-latex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 58 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 133 | 455 | 28.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 33d ago | 23d ago | 550d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
tex2math
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mathlex
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
pulldown-latex
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tex2math | mathlex | pulldown-latex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 | 0.4.1 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 271KB | 766KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.74.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mathlex leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pulldown-latex has the most downloads (28.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pulldown-latex has not been updated in over a year.
- •mathlex, pulldown-latex are pre-1.0 — API may change.