Decision Workspace
mlv vs magic-sys vs magika
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
mlv
growingv0.1.0
Utilities for reading and writing Magic Lantern MLV files
64
magic-sys
growingv0.4.3
Declarations for the `libmagic` C library
59
magika
growingv1.0.1
Determines file content types using AI
Core Metrics
| mlv | magic-sys | magika | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 64 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 2.1M | 57.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 27 | 457.4K | 9.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 39 | 19 |
| Releases | 3 | 21 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 212d ago | 6d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 2y | 11y 3m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mlv
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
magic-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
magika
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mlv | magic-sys | magika | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.3 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 7KB | 3.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •magic-sys leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mlv, magic-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.