Decision Workspace
infer vs file-format vs mime2ext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
infer
growingv0.19.0
Small crate to infer file type based on magic number signatures
73
file-format
growingv0.29.0
Crate for determining the file format of a given file or stream.
55
mime2ext
growingv0.1.54
Given a mimetype, suggest a file extension
Core Metrics
| infer | file-format | mime2ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 73 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 78.9M | 1.0M | 560.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.2M | 69.9K | 63.3K |
| Dependents | 3.3K | 424 | 101 |
| Releases | 37 | 34 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 419d ago | today | 374d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 4y 5m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
infer
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
file-format
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
mime2ext
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| infer | file-format | mime2ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 | 0.29.0 | 0.1.54 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 57KB | 29KB |
| Features | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •file-format leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •infer has the most downloads (78.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •infer is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ infer, mime2ext have not been updated in over a year.