Decision Workspace
intelhex vs ihex vs cpr_ihex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
intelhex
experimentalv0.2.1
Provides tools for working with Intel Hex files
51
ihex
growingv3.0.0
A Rust library for parsing and generating Intel HEX (or IHEX) objects. This format is commonly used for representing compiled program code and data to be loaded into a microcontroller, flash memory or ROM.
44
cpr_ihex
growingv1.0.1
A graphical parser and editor for the Intel HEX binary format.
Core Metrics
| intelhex | ihex | cpr_ihex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 51 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 5.1M | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 1.2M | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 279d ago | 2112d ago | 700d ago |
| Age | 9m | 9y 9m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
intelhex
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ihex
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cpr_ihex
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| intelhex | ihex | cpr_ihex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 3.0.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 16KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ihex leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ihex is depended on by 212 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ihex, cpr_ihex have not been updated in over a year.
- •intelhex is pre-1.0 — API may change.