Decision Workspace
magic vs magic-sys vs zarchive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
magic
growingv0.16.7
High level bindings for the `libmagic` C library
64
magic-sys
growingv0.4.3
Declarations for the `libmagic` C library
34
zarchive
growingv0.2.0
Simple Rust bindings to Exzap's ZArchive library
Core Metrics
| magic | magic-sys | zarchive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 64 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M | 2.1M | 6.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 455.6K | 457.4K | 51 |
| Dependents | 118 | 39 | 0 |
| Releases | 35 | 21 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 121d ago | 6d ago | 1121d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 11y 3m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
magic
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
magic-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
zarchive
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| magic | magic-sys | zarchive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.7 | 0.4.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 7KB | 73KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magic-sys leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •magic has the most downloads (2.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •magic is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zarchive has not been updated in over a year.