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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two PDF & Documents packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
pdfrx_engine and pdfx draw close to even on daily downloads (15,966 vs 15,203 per day). pdfx has the larger GitHub following (482 vs 276 stars).
🇯🇵 espresso3389.jp · v0.6.1
pdfrx_engine is a PDF rendering and manipulation API built on top of PDFium, designed to be used with the pdfrx plugin. Supports viewing, editing, and combining PDF documents.
Replies within ~1 week
🇺🇸 serge.software · v2.11.0
Flutter plugin to render & show PDF pages as images on Web, MacOS, Windows, Android and iOS.
| Metric | pdfrx_engine | pdfx |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 15,966 | 15,203 |
| Rank in PDF & Documents | #4 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 276 | 482 |
| Likes | 19 | 528 |
| Pub points | 150 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 13 days | — |
| Contributors | 34 | 71 |
| Last commit | 1 month ago | 1 month ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| First published | 1 year ago | 4 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, linux, macos, web | android, ios, windows, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.