pdf-extract
v0.12.0 GrowingA library to extract content from pdfs
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 18d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
697.7K downloads in the last 30 days (23.3K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
2.4K crates depend on pdf-extract. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
pdf-extract has only 1 owner despite 2.4K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, pdf-extract hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include omniparse, langchain-rust, havocompare, pmat, morsels_indexer. When high-quality crates choose pdf-extract, it's a strong quality signal.
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