Decision Workspace
etcetera vs cap-directories vs dirs-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
etcetera
growingv0.11.0
An unopinionated library for obtaining configuration, data, cache, & other directories
62
cap-directories
stablev4.0.2
Capability-based standard directories for config, cache and other data
60
dirs-lite
experimentalv1.0.2
Get platform-specific config, data, and cache directories. Supports XDG-style on macOS. No dependencies.
Core Metrics
| etcetera | cap-directories | dirs-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 62 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 53.6M | 115.8K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.8M | 1.5K | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 1.2K | 30 | 3 |
| Releases | 15 | 89 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 150d ago | 40d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 5y 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
etcetera
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cap-directories
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
dirs-lite
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| etcetera | cap-directories | dirs-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 4.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 12KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 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.