Decision Workspace
philiprehberger-mime-detect vs file-identify vs rune-byte-magic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
philiprehberger-mime-detect
experimentalv0.3.0
File type detection from content (magic bytes), file extension, and MIME type mapping
59
file-identify
experimentalv0.4.0
File identification library for Rust - detects file types based on extensions, shebangs, and content
46
rune-byte-magic
experimentalv0.1.1
Identify file types from magic bytes — pure Rust, no libmagic dependency
Core Metrics
| philiprehberger-mime-detect | file-identify | rune-byte-magic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 59 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 84 | 28.9K | 90 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 77d ago | 99d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 3m | 11m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
philiprehberger-mime-detect
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
file-identify
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
rune-byte-magic
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| philiprehberger-mime-detect | file-identify | rune-byte-magic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 34KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.94.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •file-identify leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.