Decision Workspace
hjkl-xdg vs cfgmatic-paths vs fold-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
hjkl-xdg
experimentalv0.28.0
XDG Base Directory resolution — env-first, $HOME-fallback, uniform across platforms
60
cfgmatic-paths
experimentalv5.0.1
Cross-platform configuration path discovery following XDG and platform conventions
49
fold-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Minimal, dependency-free resolver for standard base directories
Core Metrics
| hjkl-xdg | cfgmatic-paths | fold-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 60 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 571 | 15 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.5K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 25 | 41 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| Last Updated | today | 43d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 16d | 3m | 1d |
Health Breakdown
hjkl-xdg
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
cfgmatic-paths
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
fold-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hjkl-xdg | cfgmatic-paths | fold-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.28.0 | 5.0.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 21KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cfgmatic-paths leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hjkl-xdg has the most downloads (2.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hjkl-xdg, fold-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.