Decision Workspace
filemagic vs pure-magic vs libmagic-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
filemagic
growingv0.13.1
libmagic bindings
51
pure-magic
experimentalv0.2.2
Safe Rust re-implementation of libmagic
45
libmagic-rs
experimentalv0.5.0
A pure-Rust implementation of libmagic for file type identification
Core Metrics
| filemagic | pure-magic | libmagic-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 51 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 29.6K | 1.1K | 278 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 347 | 235 |
| Dependents | 79 | 32 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 534d ago | 52d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
filemagic
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pure-magic
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
libmagic-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| filemagic | pure-magic | libmagic-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 961KB | 55KB | 790KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pure-magic leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •filemagic has the most downloads (29.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ filemagic has not been updated in over a year.