Decision Workspace
minimime vs file-format vs mimetype-detector
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
minimime
growingv1.0.0
A minimal MIME type detection library for Rust, ported from the Ruby minimime gem
73
file-format
growingv0.29.0
Crate for determining the file format of a given file or stream.
62
mimetype-detector
experimentalv0.3.7
Fast, accurate, and thread-safe MIME type detection for ~500 file formats with zero dependencies
Core Metrics
| minimime | file-format | mimetype-detector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 73 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 1.0M | 21.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.5K | 69.9K | 9.1K |
| Dependents | 29 | 424 | 12 |
| Releases | 1 | 34 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 235d ago | today | 10d ago |
| Age | 7m | 4y 5m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
minimime
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
file-format
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
mimetype-detector
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| minimime | file-format | mimetype-detector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.29.0 | 0.3.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 57KB | 102KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.80.0 |
| 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.
- •file-format, mimetype-detector are pre-1.0 — API may change.