Decision Workspace
mimetype-detector vs file-format vs fif
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
mimetype-detector
experimentalv0.3.7
Fast, accurate, and thread-safe MIME type detection for ~500 file formats with zero dependencies
73
file-format
growingv0.29.0
Crate for determining the file format of a given file or stream.
52
fif
growingv0.8.0
A command-line tool for detecting and optionally correcting files with incorrect extensions.
Core Metrics
| mimetype-detector | file-format | fif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 73 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 21.9K | 1.0M | 38.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 9.5K | 72.9K | 48 |
| Dependents | 12 | 424 | 0 |
| Releases | 18 | 34 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | today | 13d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4y 5m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mimetype-detector
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
file-format
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
fif
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mimetype-detector | file-format | fif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.7 | 0.29.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 57KB | 134KB |
| Features | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80.0 | 1.85.0 | 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.
- •file-format is depended on by 424 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.