Decision Workspace
mlv vs magic-sys vs magika
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
mlv
growingv0.1.1
Utilities for reading and writing Magic Lantern MLV files
58
magic-sys
growingv0.4.3
Declarations for the `libmagic` C library
58
magika
stablev1.1.0
Determines file content types using AI
Core Metrics
| mlv | magic-sys | magika | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 58 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 3.2M | 400.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 132.2K | 148.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 39 | 35 |
| Releases | 4 | 21 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 114d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 11y 6m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mlv
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
magic-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
magika
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mlv | magic-sys | magika | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.4.3 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 7KB | 3.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| 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 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mlv, magic-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.