Decision Workspace
mcnbt vs shen-nbt5 vs anvil-nbt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
mcnbt
growingv2.0.0
Read and write NBT
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
| mcnbt | shen-nbt5 | anvil-nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 9.5K | 146 |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 78 | 56 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Releases | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 480d ago | 632d ago | 64d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2y | 2m |
Health Breakdown
mcnbt
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
3
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
| mcnbt | shen-nbt5 | anvil-nbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.4.6 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 21KB | 38KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shen-nbt5 leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mcnbt, shen-nbt5 have not been updated in over a year.
- •shen-nbt5, anvil-nbt are pre-1.0 — API may change.