pdf-simplifier vs Rosetta PDF
pdf-simplifier is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑19.
pdf-simplifier is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by callumthomas. No marketplace we read lists it any more. Rosetta PDF is an MCP server published by Jcjimenezglez. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-26. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace callumthomas/claude-tools | Removed on 2026-10-19 Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (npm): 109 Downloads/week (npm): 15 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 | pdf-simplifierno longer listed · | Rosetta PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | Remote server (rosettafolio.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| 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 | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/callumthomas/claude-tools | github.com/jcjimenezglez/docchat |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 19 h ago, requires a key |
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 pdf-simplifier
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Fill, convert, OCR, merge, split, extract data from and summarize PDFs. AI answers cite the page.
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convert-pdf-to-word-docx io.github.theluckystrike/convert-pdf-to-word-docx
Convert PDF pages into editable Word-ready text from your AI chat, all offline.
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Skills for turning URL / PDF / DOCX / Markdown / text / screenshots into beautifully designed, offline-friendly single-file HTML articles via the reacticle component protocol.
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Evidence-first PDF MCP. Agent Document Twin with citeable page+bbox evidence.
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Extract text and metadata from PDFs; convert Markdown or text to PDF
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Local-only PDF tools for AI — extract text, search, split/merge, render pages. Files never leave.
What each says it does
pdf-simplifier
Convert any PDF into an interactive web reader with three reading modes (ELI5/Medium/Full), chapter navigation, math rendering, and image extraction.
Rosetta PDF
Parse, extract, split, and ask over digital PDFs (text layer, no OCR) from Cursor and Claude.
How to run each
pdf-simplifier
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Rosetta PDF As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http rosetta-mcp https://rosettafolio.com/api/mcpRequires: ROSETTA_API_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Rosetta PDF has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
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 pdf-simplifier publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: pdf-simplifier · What it can do: Rosetta PDF · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.