Decision Workspace
mlnormalize vs icu_normalizer vs opencc-fmmseg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
mlnormalize
experimentalv0.4.0
Malayalam Unicode normalizer: bit-identical normalization for training and inference
70
icu_normalizer
stablev2.2.0
API for normalizing text into Unicode Normalization Forms
55
opencc-fmmseg
growingv0.11.4
High-performance Chinese conversion library (Simplified ↔ Traditional) using OpenCC lexicons and FMM segmentation — no runtime I/O, cross-platform, and production-ready.
Core Metrics
| mlnormalize | icu_normalizer | opencc-fmmseg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 70 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 418.4M | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 31.4M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 350 | 2 |
| Releases | 1 | 19 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 103d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 26d | 5y 2m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
mlnormalize
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
icu_normalizer
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
opencc-fmmseg
Maintenance
20
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mlnormalize | icu_normalizer | opencc-fmmseg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 2.2.0 | 0.11.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Unicode-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 18 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 78KB | 1.2MB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •icu_normalizer leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •icu_normalizer is depended on by 350 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mlnormalize, opencc-fmmseg are pre-1.0 — API may change.