Decision Workspace
texform vs mathlex vs tex2math
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
texform
experimentalv0.2.0
LaTeX formula parser, editor, and normalizer — the public TeXForm facade
56
mathlex
experimentalv0.4.2
Mathematical expression parser for LaTeX and plain text notation, producing a language-agnostic AST
52
tex2math
experimentalv1.2.1
A blazing fast, zero-copy LaTeX to MathML conversion library and CLI.
Core Metrics
| texform | mathlex | tex2math | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 56 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 50 | 631 | 161 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 48d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
texform
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mathlex
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tex2math
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| texform | mathlex | tex2math | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.4.2 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 274KB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mathlex leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •texform, mathlex are pre-1.0 — API may change.