Decision Workspace
fold-rs vs cfgmatic-paths vs dirs-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
fold-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Minimal, dependency-free resolver for standard base directories
60
cfgmatic-paths
experimentalv5.0.1
Cross-platform configuration path discovery following XDG and platform conventions
64
dirs-lite
experimentalv1.0.2
Get platform-specific config, data, and cache directories. Supports XDG-style on macOS. No dependencies.
Core Metrics
| fold-rs | cfgmatic-paths | dirs-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 60 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 571 | 6.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 41 | 16 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 43d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 1d | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
fold-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
cfgmatic-paths
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
dirs-lite
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fold-rs | cfgmatic-paths | dirs-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.0.1 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 21KB | 11KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dirs-lite leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fold-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.