Decision Workspace
apple-xar vs xara vs zar-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
apple-xar
growingv0.20.0
XAR archive reading and writing
51
xara
experimentalv0.3.1
Read-only XAR archive and macOS PKG package parser
50
zar-cli
growingv0.2.0
A command-line utility for reading and writing MacOS signed XAR archives.
Core Metrics
| apple-xar | xara | zar-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 194 | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 62.6K | 53 | 9 |
| Dependents | 56 | 16 | 0 |
| Releases | 20 | 5 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 483d ago | 34d ago | 66d ago |
| Age | 4y | 1m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
apple-xar
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
xara
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
zar-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| apple-xar | xara | zar-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 17KB | 16KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xara leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •apple-xar has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ apple-xar has not been updated in over a year.