pdf_oxide
v0.3.73 ExperimentalThe fastest Rust PDF library with text extraction: 0.8ms mean, 100% pass rate on 3,830 PDFs. 5× faster than pdf_extract, 17× faster than oxidize_pdf. Extract, create, and edit PDFs.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 8d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 294 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (91 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
156.4K downloads in the last 30 days (5.2K/day), up 140% from the previous period.
294 crates depend on pdf_oxide. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
91 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
6.5MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.
Notable dependents include cli-pdf-to-text, deformat, doc_extractor, memvid-core, provenant-cli. When high-quality crates choose pdf_oxide, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on pdf_oxide
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Feature Flags
default =["icc", "legacy-crypto"]