Decision Workspace
himalaya-lib vs molar_molfile vs universal-tool-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
himalaya-lib
growingv0.6.1
Deprecated
59
molar_molfile
growingv0.9.1
DEPRECATED: VMD molfile FFI bindings (DCD, PDB, XYZ) formerly used by molar. Replaced by native Rust IO in molar >=1.2.0.
59
universal-tool-core
experimentalv0.2.8
DEPRECATED: Use agentic-tools-* crates and agentic-mcp instead. Core runtime library for Universal Tool Framework.
Core Metrics
| himalaya-lib | molar_molfile | universal-tool-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 59 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 17.8K | 8.7K | 3.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 87 | 75 | 76 |
| Dependents | 5 | 25 | 61 |
| Releases | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1072d ago | 20d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 2y 6m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
himalaya-lib
Maintenance
6
Quality
7
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
molar_molfile
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
universal-tool-core
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| himalaya-lib | molar_molfile | universal-tool-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.9.1 | 0.2.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Artistic-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 32 | 1 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 67KB | 61KB | 28KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •molar_molfile leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •himalaya-lib has the most downloads (17.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ himalaya-lib has not been updated in over a year.