Decision Workspace
dirs-lite vs etcetera vs cfgmatic-paths
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
dirs-lite
experimentalv1.0.2
Get platform-specific config, data, and cache directories. Supports XDG-style on macOS. No dependencies.
62
etcetera
growingv0.11.0
An unopinionated library for obtaining configuration, data, cache, & other directories
56
cfgmatic-paths
experimentalv3.0.1
Cross-platform configuration path discovery following XDG and platform conventions
Core Metrics
| dirs-lite | etcetera | cfgmatic-paths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 62 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 53.6M | 356 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 6.5M | 81 |
| Dependents | 3 | 1.2K | 35 |
| Releases | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 150d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
dirs-lite
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
etcetera
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cfgmatic-paths
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dirs-lite | etcetera | cfgmatic-paths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.11.0 | 3.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 14KB | 21KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.87.0 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •etcetera leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etcetera is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •etcetera is pre-1.0 — API may change.