pdf-smart-extractor vs semanticsearch
pdf-smart-extractor is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑22.
pdf-smart-extractor is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Diego Consolini. No marketplace we read lists it any more. semanticsearch is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by ZhuBit. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. 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 |  semanticsearch | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace diegocconsolini/claudeskillcollection | Removed on 2026-10-22 Version: 2.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 7 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 29 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-smart-extractorno longer listed · | semanticsearch |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 | 29 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 3 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 4 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/diegocconsolini/claudeskillcollection | github.com/zhubit/cowork-semantic-search |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-16 | 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 pdf-smart-extractor
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Parse, extract, split, and ask over digital PDFs (text layer, no OCR) from Cursor and Claude.
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Fill, convert, OCR, merge, split, extract data from and summarize PDFs. AI answers cite the page.
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MCP server for extracting text, images, tables, links, annotations, and metadata from PDF files.
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Local-only PDF tools for AI — extract text, search, split/merge, render pages. Files never leave.
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Extract text, pages and metadata from PDFs in bulk, with OCR for scanned files.
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LightRAG-based PDF document indexing and semantic search - index your PDF files and perform intelligent queries with knowledge graph
What each says it does
pdf-smart-extractor
Extract and analyze large PDFs (3MB-10MB+) with minimal token usage. Preserves 100% of content while achieving 12-103x token reduction through local extraction, semantic chunking, and intelligent caching. Perfect for technical documentation (NIST, ISO, AWS guides), compliance frameworks, and research papers. One-time extraction, instant querying.
semanticsearch
A fully offline semantic search tool for Claude. Index local files (PDF, DOCX, Markdown, TXT, PPTX, CSV) into a vector database and search them using natural language. Uses hybrid search combining vector similarity with full-text keyword matching for accurate retrieval. Supports incremental indexing, 50+ languages, and runs entirely on your machine — no API keys, no data leaves your device.
How to run each
pdf-smart-extractor
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
semanticsearch As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install semanticsearch@claude-communityCommands 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 pdf-smart-extractor publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: pdf-smart-extractor · What it can do: semanticsearch · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.