Decision Workspace
multi-mime-guess vs mime2ext vs mime-infer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
multi-mime-guess
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for determining MIME types based on file extensions.
56
mime2ext
growingv0.1.54
Given a mimetype, suggest a file extension
60
mime-infer
growingv4.0.1
A simple crate for detection of a file's MIME type by its extension.
Core Metrics
| multi-mime-guess | mime2ext | mime-infer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 56 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 656 | 727.8K | 307.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 96.4K | 22.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 113 | 293 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 433d ago | 242d ago |
| Age | 5d | 5y 3m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
multi-mime-guess
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
mime2ext
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
mime-infer
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| multi-mime-guess | mime2ext | mime-infer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.54 | 4.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 29KB | 27KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mime-infer leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mime2ext has the most downloads (727.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mime-infer is depended on by 293 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mime2ext has not been updated in over a year.
- •multi-mime-guess, mime2ext are pre-1.0 — API may change.