Decision Workspace
mime_classifier vs file-format vs mediatype
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
mime_classifier
growingv0.0.1
Servo's MIME Classifier / Media Type sniffer as a Rust library
73
file-format
growingv0.29.0
Crate for determining the file format of a given file or stream.
62
mediatype
growingv0.21.0
MIME Media-type parsing
Core Metrics
| mime_classifier | file-format | mediatype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 73 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 37.8K | 1.0M | 4.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 529 | 72.9K | 565.7K |
| Dependents | 3 | 424 | 849 |
| Releases | 1 | 34 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 1446d ago | today | 150d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 4y 5m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mime_classifier
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
file-format
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
mediatype
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mime_classifier | file-format | mediatype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.29.0 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 57KB | 61KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •file-format leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mediatype has the most downloads (4.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mediatype is depended on by 849 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mime_classifier has not been updated in over a year.