Decision Workspace
dex vs dexparser vs droidsaw-dex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
dex
growingv0.5.0
Rust library for parsing dex files
36
dexparser
growingv0.6.2
Parser for Android's DEX file format
48
droidsaw-dex
experimentalv1.0.0
DROIDSAW Dalvik bytecode (DEX) decompiler. Builds CFG, SSA form, infers types, emits Java source.
Core Metrics
| dex | dexparser | droidsaw-dex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 36 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 32.1K | 4.7K | 69 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1821d ago | 1888d ago | today |
| Age | 6y 6m | 6y 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
dex
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
dexparser
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
droidsaw-dex
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dex | dexparser | droidsaw-dex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.6.2 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 295KB | 20KB | 956KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •droidsaw-dex leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dex has the most downloads (32.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dex, dexparser have not been updated in over a year.
- •dex, dexparser are pre-1.0 — API may change.