Decision Workspace
mca vs shen-nbt5 vs anvil-nbt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
mca
stablev2.1.2
Reader/Writer for Minecraft Region Files (.mca)
49
shen-nbt5
growingv0.4.6
Just A FASSST NBT parser/writer
49
anvil-nbt
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust library for parsing and encoding Minecraft's NBT and Anvil (.mca) formats.
Core Metrics
| mca | shen-nbt5 | anvil-nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 9.5K | 146 |
| 30d Downloads | 198 | 78 | 56 |
| Dependents | 13 | 19 | 4 |
| Releases | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 632d ago | 64d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 2y | 2m |
Health Breakdown
mca
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shen-nbt5
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
anvil-nbt
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mca | shen-nbt5 | anvil-nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.2 | 0.4.6 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 21KB | 38KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mca leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shen-nbt5 has the most downloads (9.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shen-nbt5 has not been updated in over a year.
- •shen-nbt5, anvil-nbt are pre-1.0 — API may change.