Decision Workspace
sparseutils vs libfs vs lsnote
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
sparseutils
experimentalv1.0.0
Small command-line utilities for working with sparse files
59
libfs
growingv0.9.4
`libfs` is a library of file and filesystem operations that is supplementary to `std::fs`
53
lsnote
growingv1.3.2
A modern ls replacement with file notes, emoji icons, and git integration
Core Metrics
| sparseutils | libfs | lsnote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 33.1K | 171 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 147d ago | 72d ago | 209d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2y 7m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
sparseutils
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
libfs
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
lsnote
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sparseutils | libfs | lsnote | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.9.4 | 1.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 15KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libfs leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libfs is pre-1.0 — API may change.