Decision Workspace
tex2typst-rs vs tylax vs latexsnipper-ast
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
tex2typst-rs
growingv0.4.1
Converts LaTeX math to Typst math
54
tylax
experimentalv0.3.6
Tylax - High-performance bidirectional LaTeX ↔ Typst converter
51
latexsnipper-ast
experimentalv2.0.0
Document AST — the single source of truth for all data models
Core Metrics
| tex2typst-rs | tylax | latexsnipper-ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 14.7K | 3.3K | 77 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 816 | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 110 | 13 |
| Releases | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 511d ago | 69d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 6m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
tex2typst-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
tylax
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
latexsnipper-ast
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tex2typst-rs | tylax | latexsnipper-ast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.3.6 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 23 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 368KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tylax leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tex2typst-rs has the most downloads (14.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tylax is depended on by 110 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tex2typst-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •tex2typst-rs, tylax are pre-1.0 — API may change.