Decision Workspace
mimesniff vs philiprehberger-mime-detect vs mediatypes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
mimesniff
growingv0.3.0
Determine the Content-Type of the given data
52
philiprehberger-mime-detect
experimentalv0.1.1
File type detection from content (magic bytes), file extension, and MIME type mapping
47
mediatypes
experimentalv0.2.0
A comprehensive collection of MIME types (media types) as string constants
Core Metrics
| mimesniff | philiprehberger-mime-detect | mediatypes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 52 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 21 | 75 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2488d ago | today | 40d ago |
| Age | 7y | 7d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mimesniff
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
philiprehberger-mime-detect
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mediatypes
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mimesniff | philiprehberger-mime-detect | mediatypes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 9KB | 89KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •philiprehberger-mime-detect leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mimesniff has the most downloads (6.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mimesniff has not been updated in over a year.