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
Bentopdf
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Xhtml2pdf A library for converting HTML into PDFs using ReportLab | 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 | Stirling PDF #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere | Bentopdf The Privacy First PDF Toolkit |
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| Quality | 87/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 93/100 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 | 2.4K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 13K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 81K stars |
| 15K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Jan 19, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Python, PDF, Claude Code | C#, PDF, Claude Code | TypeScript, PDF, Claude Code | JavaScript, 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 | RAG and knowledge workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | RAG and knowledge workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | RAG and knowledge workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | RAG and knowledge 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 | 16 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add xhtml2pdf/xhtml2pdf | $ npx skills add wmjordan/PDFPatcher | $ npx skills add Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF | $ npx skills add alam00000/bentopdf |