Decision Workspace
mime-db vs mediatype vs mime2ext
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
mime-db
growingv1.8.0
Media Type Database, looks up `extension` or `media type`.
62
mediatype
growingv0.21.0
MIME Media-type parsing
55
mime2ext
growingv0.1.54
Given a mimetype, suggest a file extension
Core Metrics
| mime-db | mediatype | mime2ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 56.9K | 4.3M | 560.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 709 | 565.7K | 65.0K |
| Dependents | 107 | 849 | 101 |
| Releases | 15 | 51 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 489d ago | 150d ago | 374d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 4y 1m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mime-db
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
mediatype
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
mime2ext
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| mime-db | mediatype | mime2ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.0 | 0.21.0 | 0.1.54 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 61KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •mediatype leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mediatype is depended on by 849 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mime-db, mime2ext have not been updated in over a year.
- •mediatype, mime2ext are pre-1.0 — API may change.