Decision Workspace
droidsaw-dex vs droidsaw-common vs smali
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
droidsaw-dex
experimentalv1.0.0
DROIDSAW Dalvik bytecode (DEX) decompiler. Builds CFG, SSA form, infers types, emits Java source.
52
droidsaw-common
experimentalv1.0.0
DROIDSAW shared analysis primitives. Shannon entropy, taint source/sink types, graph algorithms, and unified finding types.
47
smali
growingv0.5.1
A library to read and write Android disassembly smali files.
Core Metrics
| droidsaw-dex | droidsaw-common | smali | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 69 | 164 | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 6d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
droidsaw-dex
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
droidsaw-common
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
smali
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| droidsaw-dex | droidsaw-common | smali | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 13 | 8 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 956KB | 218KB | 201KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •droidsaw-common leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smali has the most downloads (4.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smali is pre-1.0 — API may change.