Decision Workspace
file-identify vs pure-magic vs qubit-magika
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
file-identify
experimentalv0.4.0
File identification library for Rust - detects file types based on extensions, shebangs, and content
52
pure-magic
experimentalv0.3.2
Safe Rust re-implementation of libmagic
52
qubit-magika
experimentalv0.7.0
Magika-backed MIME detector integration for qubit-mime
Core Metrics
| file-identify | pure-magic | qubit-magika | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 11.3K | 2.8K | 129 |
| 30d Downloads | 6.6K | 1.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 34 | 48 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 14 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 50d ago | 1d ago | today |
| Age | 9m | 6m | 21d |
Health Breakdown
file-identify
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
pure-magic
Maintenance
20
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
qubit-magika
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| file-identify | pure-magic | qubit-magika | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.3.2 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 OR BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 18 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 64KB | 26KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.94.0 | 1.88.0 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •file-identify leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.