make-poster vs PDFCrowd PDF Export
make-poster is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑16.
make-poster is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Amol Venkataraman. No marketplace we read lists it any more. PDFCrowd PDF Export is an MCP server published by pdfcrowd. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  PDFCrowd PDF Export | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace amolvenkataraman/make-poster | Removed on 2026-10-16 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.2.2 Downloads/month (npm): 223 Downloads/week (npm): 37 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | make-posterno longer listed · | PDFCrowd PDF Export |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | 2 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 2, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/amolvenkataraman/make-poster | github.com/pdfcrowd/pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of make-poster
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Create beautiful visual art in PNG and PDF using design philosophy - posters, artwork, static designs
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ridvay-mcp io.github.ridvay-ai/ridvay-mcp
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Create museum-quality visual art in PNG and PDF formats
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codesign ly.img/codesign
Local design engine for AI agents: create, edit and export real, editable designs.
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Design-time UX and visual tooling: build and review UI/UX designs in Penpot with design systems, component patterns, and accessibility checks, and create original poster, art, and…
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Professional PDF generation with Tailwind CSS. Generates slide presentations (16:9) and A4 documents from any content using a complete design system — typography scales, spacing…
What each says it does
make-poster
Design print-ready posters advertising the current project, exported as PDF at any paper size.
PDFCrowd PDF Export
Create polished, professional PDFs from a single prompt. Documentation, reports, charts, and more.
How to run each
make-poster
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
PDFCrowd PDF Export As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "PDFCROWD_API_KEY=<YOUR_PDFCROWD_API_KEY>" --transport stdio pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-export -- npx -y pdfcrowd-mcp-pdf-exportRequires: PDFCROWD_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of make-poster publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: make-poster · What it can do: PDFCrowd PDF Export · Compare two other plugins
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