Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Sumatrapdf
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Sumatrapdf
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Sioyek
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | PDFGen Simple C PDF Writer/Generation library | Sumatrapdf SumatraPDF reader | Sioyek Sioyek is a PDF viewer with a focus on textbooks and research papers | PDFPatcher PDF补丁丁——PDF工具箱,可以编辑书签、剪裁旋转页面、解除限制、提取或合并文档,探查文档结构,提取图片、转成图片等等 |
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| Quality | 79/100 Strong | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 90/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 626 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 17K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 9.8K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| 13K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Jul 5, 2026 | Jun 20, 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | C, PDF, Claude Code | C, PDF, Claude Code | C, PDF, Claude Code | C#, PDF, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add AndreRenaud/PDFGen | $ npx skills add sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf | $ npx skills add ahrm/sioyek | $ npx skills add wmjordan/PDFPatcher |