Decision Workspace
murdoch-charsets vs chardetng vs encoding_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
murdoch-charsets
growingv0.1.0
provides character-sets type defined by IANA
65
chardetng
growingv1.0.0
A character encoding detector for legacy Web content
60
encoding_rs
growingv0.8.35
A Gecko-oriented implementation of the Encoding Standard
Core Metrics
| murdoch-charsets | chardetng | encoding_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 65 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 9.1M | 446.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 684.1K | 19.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 830 | 13.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 2558d ago | 105d ago | 627d ago |
| Age | 7y | 7y 1m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
murdoch-charsets
Maintenance
1
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
chardetng
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
encoding_rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| murdoch-charsets | chardetng | encoding_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.8.35 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 58KB | 1.4MB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.40 | 1.36 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chardetng leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encoding_rs has the most downloads (446.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •encoding_rs is depended on by 13.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ murdoch-charsets, encoding_rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •murdoch-charsets, encoding_rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.