Decision Workspace
filetool vs cleard vs clean-dev-dirs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
filetool
growingv0.6.5
A tool to manage and cleanup files on your hard drive.
55
cleard
experimentalv1.0.3
Interactive, multi-ecosystem build-artifact disk reclaimer (npkill, but for everything)
52
clean-dev-dirs
stablev2.8.2
A fast CLI tool for recursively cleaning development build directories (Rust, Node.js, Python, Go, Java/Kotlin, C/C++, Swift, .NET) to reclaim disk space
Core Metrics
| filetool | cleard | clean-dev-dirs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 14.1K | 56 | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 4 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 48d ago | 17d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 18d | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
filetool
Maintenance
15
Quality
7
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cleard
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
clean-dev-dirs
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| filetool | cleard | clean-dev-dirs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5 | 1.0.3 | 2.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 5.8MB | 37KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cleard leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •filetool has the most downloads (14.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •filetool is pre-1.0 — API may change.