Decision Workspace
content_inspector vs stfu8 vs base256u
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
content_inspector
growingv0.2.4
Fast inspection of binary buffers to guess/determine the encoding
49
stfu8
growingv0.2.7
Sorta Text Format in UTF-8
49
base256u
growingv1.1.2
Simple mapping between bytes and Unicode codepoints
Core Metrics
| content_inspector | stfu8 | base256u | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9M | 3.6M | 6.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 637.0K | 329.3K | 26 |
| Dependents | 1.0K | 151 | 4 |
| Releases | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2700d ago | 808d ago | 424d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 8y 2m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
content_inspector
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
stfu8
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
base256u
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| content_inspector | stfu8 | base256u | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.2.7 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 43KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stfu8 leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •content_inspector has the most downloads (9.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •content_inspector is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ content_inspector, stfu8, base256u have not been updated in over a year.
- •content_inspector, stfu8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.