Decision Workspace
luadec vs luadec-rust vs unluac
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
luadec
growingv0.2.0
A Lua 5.1 bytecode decompiler library, originated from lbcdec
53
luadec-rust
growingv1.1.2
A Lua 5.1 bytecode decompiler written in Rust
56
unluac
experimentalv1.3.1
Multi-dialect Lua decompiler written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| luadec | luadec-rust | unluac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 53 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 710 | 3.8K | 318 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 404d ago | 110d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 11m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
luadec
Maintenance
2
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
luadec-rust
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
unluac
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| luadec | luadec-rust | unluac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.2 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 101KB | 43KB | 611KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unluac leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •luadec-rust has the most downloads (3.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ luadec has not been updated in over a year.
- •luadec is pre-1.0 — API may change.