Decision Workspace
mcnbt vs anvil-nbt vs shen-nbt5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
mcnbt
growingv2.0.0
Read and write NBT
50
anvil-nbt
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust library for parsing and encoding Minecraft's NBT and Anvil (.mca) formats.
47
shen-nbt5
growingv0.4.6
Just A FASSST NBT parser/writer
Core Metrics
| mcnbt | anvil-nbt | shen-nbt5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 349 | 9.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 588d ago | 172d ago | 740d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mcnbt
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
anvil-nbt
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
shen-nbt5
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| mcnbt | anvil-nbt | shen-nbt5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.4.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 38KB | 21KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anvil-nbt leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shen-nbt5 has the most downloads (9.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mcnbt, shen-nbt5 have not been updated in over a year.
- •anvil-nbt, shen-nbt5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.