Decision Workspace
html-entity-fix vs htmlize vs mailrs-clean
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
html-entity-fix
experimentalv0.1.0
Decode HTML entities (& < > " ' numeric refs) that LLMs sometimes emit in plain-text output. Zero deps.
66
htmlize
stablev1.1.0
Correctly encode and decode HTML entities in UTF-8
56
mailrs-clean
experimentalv1.0.3
Email content cleanup primitives: HTML sanitization, tracking-pixel detection, bulk/automated sender heuristics, quoted-reply splitting — zero I/O, no async runtime.
Core Metrics
| html-entity-fix | htmlize | mailrs-clean | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 66 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 13 | 2.9M | 63 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 463.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 42d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 9d | 6y 5m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
html-entity-fix
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
htmlize
Maintenance
13
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
mailrs-clean
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| html-entity-fix | htmlize | mailrs-clean | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.0 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 75KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •htmlize leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •htmlize is depended on by 178 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •html-entity-fix is pre-1.0 — API may change.