pdf-inspector vs zed

pdf-inspector and zed share 4 technologies: ttf-parser, image, log, and env_logger. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

firecrawl

pdf-inspector

Fast Rust library for PDF inspection, classification, and text extraction. Intelligently detects scanned vs text-based PDFs to enable smart routing decisions.

Rust19.9kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit bcf387dWhat is pdf-inspector built with?

Only in pdf-inspector

In common

zed-industries

zed

Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

Rust92.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit e21ff1bWhat is zed built with?

Only in zed

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
pdf-inspector158,335 lines written76 code files
zed1,835,785 lines written1,779 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
pdf-inspector64% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
zed0.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Amp, Factory, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
pdf-inspectorLast push October 22, 2026547 commits19,894 stars
zedLast push November 4, 202637,547 commits92,679 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
pdf-inspector18 test files11.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
zed140 test files18.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, pdf-inspector or zed?
zed, with 1,835,785 lines written; pdf-inspector has 158,335.

The proof: zed-industries/zed's code at commit e21ff1b

Which has more GitHub stars, pdf-inspector or zed?
zed, with 92,679 stars; pdf-inspector has 19,894.

The proof: zed-industries/zed on GitHub

Which has more tests, pdf-inspector or zed?
zed, with 140 test files; pdf-inspector has 18.

The proof: zed-industries/zed's code at commit e21ff1b

Which was updated more recently, pdf-inspector or zed?
zed: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and pdf-inspector's on October 22, 2026.

The proof: zed-industries/zed's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, pdf-inspector or zed?
pdf-inspector: an AI signed 64% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in zed, 0.5%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in firecrawl/pdf-inspector

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