pdf-design vs pdf-forge
pdf-design is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Joe Amditis. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). pdf-forge is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by syx-labs. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-30. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  pdf-forge | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace jamditis/claude-skills-journalism | Listed Version: 1.1.4 Forks (GitHub): 69 Stars (GitHub): 438 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.3.2 Forks (GitHub): 1 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 | pdf-design | pdf-forge |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 438 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 69 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-24 | 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 | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism | github.com/syx-labs/pdf-forge |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
pdf-design
PDF report and proposal design system with interactive editing
pdf-forge
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 grids, color palettes, and 15 ready-to-use templates. Renders via Playwright/Chromium. Includes brand customization, anti-AI-sloppy aesthetics (zinc backbone, negative tracking, restrained accents), and an MCP server for Claude Desktop integration.
How to run each
pdf-design As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
/plugin install pdf-design@claude-skills-journalismpdf-forge As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install pdf-forge@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
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: pdf-design · What it can do: pdf-forge · 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.