Decision Workspace
homedir vs worm_hole vs simple-home-dir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
homedir
growingv0.3.6
A crate to help get the home directory of any user on a system.
51
worm_hole
stablev3.0.2
CLI tool to easily jump between directories
49
simple-home-dir
growingv0.5.2
Returns the path of the current user's home directory if known.
Core Metrics
| homedir | worm_hole | simple-home-dir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7M | 6.4K | 156.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 199.7K | 19 | 5.6K |
| Dependents | 959 | 0 | 176 |
| Releases | 9 | 17 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 272d ago | 155d ago | 244d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 1y | 2y 12m |
Health Breakdown
homedir
Maintenance
8
Quality
10
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
worm_hole
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
simple-home-dir
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| homedir | worm_hole | simple-home-dir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.6 | 3.0.2 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 14KB | 1KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 26.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •homedir leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •homedir is depended on by 959 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •homedir, simple-home-dir are pre-1.0 — API may change.