Decision Workspace
infer vs infer2 vs file-format
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
infer
growingv0.19.0
Small crate to infer file type based on magic number signatures
51
infer2
experimentalv0.21.1
Small crate to infer file type based on magic number signatures
70
file-format
growingv0.29.0
Crate for determining the file format of a given file or stream.
Core Metrics
| infer | infer2 | file-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 51 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 89.4M | 483 | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.8M | 0 | 123.2K |
| Dependents | 3.7K | 31 | 478 |
| Releases | 37 | 2 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 478d ago | 25d ago | 59d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 25d | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
infer
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
infer2
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
file-format
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| infer | infer2 | file-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 | 0.21.1 | 0.29.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 21KB | 57KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •file-format leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •infer has the most downloads (89.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •infer is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ infer has not been updated in over a year.