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Up to three tools. The table shows the data as-is, without picking a “best”.
| Field | MarkItDown | Backlog.md | act |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor | GitHub |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 191797 | 7131 | 72437 |
| Last activity | — | — | — |
| Install complexity | سهل / Easy | Easy — npm, Bun, Homebrew, or Nix | — |
| Category | Workflow, Research | Multi-Agent, Git, Workflow | Testing, Git, DevOps |
| Best use | 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. | 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 small team that repeatedly edits GitHub Actions workflows and wants to test a job before pushing. It provides a local run log, while a final GitHub check remains necessary. It is not suitable when exact hosted-runner parity is required. |