MinerU vs planning-with-files

Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools

Short answer

  • MinerU is growing faster: +3,732 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +590 for planning-with-files.
  • Pick MinerU for: transforms complex documents like PDFs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows. Pick planning-with-files for: persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks.

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Transforms complex documents like PDFs into LLM-ready markdown/JSON for your Agentic workflows.

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Persistent file-based planning and context recovery for AI coding agents and long-running tasks

Metrics

MinerUplanning-with-files
Stars81.0k27.3k
Star velocity /mo3.7k590
Commits (90d)905228
Releases (6m)1010
Downloads (30d, npm + PyPI)—2.7K
Overall score0.87967997966343580.7798501915116138

Pros

  • +专门针对 LLM 优化的输出格式，确保转换后的 Markdown/JSON 能够被 AI 模型高质量理解和处理
  • +支持复杂 PDF 文档的结构化解析，保持表格、图像和文本布局的完整性
  • +提供 Python SDK 和 Web 应用双重接口，既适合程序化集成也支持交互式使用

    Cons

    • -主要专注于 PDF 处理，对其他文档格式的支持可能有限
    • -复杂文档的处理质量可能依赖于原始文档的质量和结构清晰度
    • -大规模批量处理时可能需要考虑计算资源和处理时间的平衡

      Use Cases

      • •构建 RAG（检索增强生成）系统时，将企业内部 PDF 文档转换为向量数据库可索引的格式
      • •为 AI 代理开发智能文档分析功能，自动提取和结构化合同、报告中的关键信息
      • •建立知识管理系统，将历史文档资料转换为可搜索和可查询的结构化数据
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        FAQ

        Which is more popular, MinerU or planning-with-files?
        MinerU has more GitHub stars (81,025 vs 27,264).
        Which is more actively developed, MinerU or planning-with-files?
        MinerU had more commits in the last 90 days (905 vs 228).
        Should I use MinerU or planning-with-files?
        Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.