Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Stirling PDF
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Stirling PDF
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Docling
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Traprange (Java)A Method to Extract Tabular Content from PDF Files | Stirling PDF #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere | Pypdf A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files | Docling Get your documents ready for gen AI |
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| Quality | 52/100 Needs review | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 42/100 Needs manual review Do a manual repository review before adding this to an agent workflow. | 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 | 339 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 81K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 10K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| 63K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Apr 22, 2023 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | HTML, PDF, Claude Code | TypeScript, PDF, Claude Code | Python, PDF, Claude Code | Python, PDF, Claude Code |
| Warnings | Repository looks stale · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No major risk signals from current metadata |
| Best for | Document processing workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | 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 require actively maintained dependencies · production agents without a repository 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 | 49 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add thoqbk/traprange | $ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF | $ npx skills add py-pdf/pypdf | $ npx skills add docling-project/docling |