Firecrawl Launches Rust-Based Document Converter That Outperforms Competitors Across 14 Formats at 4.7ms
Summary
Firecrawl launches anydoc, a blazing-fast Rust-based document converter that transforms 14 file formats into clean Markdown in just 4.7 milliseconds — over 200 times faster than its closest multi-format competitor.
Key Points
- Firecrawl releases anydoc, a fast Rust-based library that converts Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OpenDocument, RTF, EPUB, CSV, and PDF files into clean GitHub-Flavored Markdown, with bindings available for Node.js and Python.
- Benchmarks show anydoc outperforms six competing tools by covering all 14 tested formats, achieving the highest quality scores on every format except EPUB, and converting documents in a median time of just 4.7 milliseconds — over 200 times faster than the next-fastest multi-format competitor.
- The tool uses content-based format detection, funnels all formats through a shared document model and a single Markdown serializer for consistent output, and ships as an agent skill compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and other AI coding agents.