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| Field | Lychee | Backlog.md | MarkItDown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor | Universal |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 4057 | 7185 | 192643 |
| Last activity | October 26, 2026 | — | — |
| Install complexity | — | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix | سهل / Easy |
| Category | Testing, Workflow | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow | Workflow, Research |
| Best use | For documentation authors and small teams checking references locally or in CI. Start with a specific file and interpret findings; it does not establish complete site or login functionality. | Best for an individual developer or small team using coding agents and wanting to review the specification and plan before code. It keeps tasks, acceptance criteria, and decisions inside the project and exposes them through CLI, a local browser, or MCP. It is not a replacement for a centralized enterprise SaaS board with organization-wide permissions and reporting. | Best for a developer or analyst extracting text from several document formats before search or supplying selected passages to an AI agent. It provides a repeatable CLI command and Python library, while requiring review against the original. It is not intended for layout-perfect document publishing. |