Decision Workspace
etcetera vs dirs-lite vs cap-directories
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
etcetera
growingv0.11.0
An unopinionated library for obtaining configuration, data, cache, & other directories
63
dirs-lite
experimentalv1.0.2
Get platform-specific config, data, and cache directories. Supports XDG-style on macOS. No dependencies.
57
cap-directories
stablev4.0.2
Capability-based standard directories for config, cache and other data
Core Metrics
| etcetera | dirs-lite | cap-directories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 63 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 82.4M | 9.5K | 121.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.5M | 777 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 1.8K | 23 | 32 |
| Releases | 15 | 3 | 89 |
| Last Updated | 258d ago | 119d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 5m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
etcetera
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
dirs-lite
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
cap-directories
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| etcetera | dirs-lite | cap-directories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 1.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 11KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87.0 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dirs-lite leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etcetera has the most downloads (82.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •etcetera is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •etcetera is pre-1.0 — API may change.