Skill comparison
Use this as a shortlist, then open the skill detail page before adopting.
Decision summary
Strongest overall
Markitdown
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Markitdown
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
PDFPatcher
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Borb borb is a library for reading, creating and manipulating PDF files in python. | OCRmyPDF OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched | Markitdown Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 92/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 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. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 3.6K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 34K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 156K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| 13K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | May 17, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | May 26, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Python, PDF, Claude Code | Python, PDF, Claude Code | Python, PDF, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents, LangChain | C#, PDF, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No major risk signals from current metadata | 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 | 10 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add borb-pdf/borb | $ npx skills add ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF | $ npx skills add microsoft/markitdown | $ npx skills add wmjordan/PDFPatcher |