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| Field | zoxide | Lychee | MarkItDown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Universal | Universal | Universal |
| Local support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid API | No | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 40336 | 4057 | 192643 |
| Last activity | October 24, 2026 | October 26, 2026 | — |
| Install complexity | — | — | سهل / Easy |
| Category | Workflow | Testing, Workflow | Workflow, Research |
| Best use | For developers switching among many directories in an interactive terminal. It learns from visited paths and helps you return; use explicit paths for scripts and deployments that require a fixed destination. | 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 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. |