Decision Workspace
dunce vs normpath vs soft-canonicalize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
dunce
growingv1.0.5
Normalize Windows paths to the most compatible format, avoiding UNC where possible
59
normpath
growingv1.5.0
More reliable path manipulation
54
soft-canonicalize
experimentalv0.5.4
Path canonicalization that works with non-existing paths.
Core Metrics
| dunce | normpath | soft-canonicalize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 59 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 150.3M | 20.6M | 16.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.8M | 1.1M | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 9.8K | 1.1K | 50 |
| Releases | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 601d ago | 187d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 5y 4m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
dunce
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
normpath
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
soft-canonicalize
Maintenance
15
Quality
8
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dunce | normpath | soft-canonicalize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 | 1.5.0 | 0.5.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 OR MIT-0 OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 23KB | 254KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 62.5% | 7.7% | 31.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81.0 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •normpath leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dunce has the most downloads (150.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dunce is depended on by 9.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dunce has not been updated in over a year.
- •soft-canonicalize is pre-1.0 — API may change.