Decision Workspace
notatin vs forensic-rs vs frnsc-hive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
notatin
growingv1.0.1
Notatin is a Rust library for parsing offline Windows Registry files.
49
forensic-rs
growingv0.13.1
A Rust-based framework to build tools that analyze forensic artifacts and can be reused as libraries across multiple projects without changing anything.
43
frnsc-hive
growingv0.13.4
Implements RegistryReader from forensic-rs to access the windows registry from Hive files
Core Metrics
| notatin | forensic-rs | frnsc-hive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 47.6K | 41.7K | 8.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.0K | 999 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1060d ago | 510d ago | 510d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 3y 9m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
notatin
Maintenance
1
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
forensic-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
frnsc-hive
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| notatin | forensic-rs | frnsc-hive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.13.1 | 0.13.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 91KB | 52KB | 25KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •forensic-rs leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •notatin has the most downloads (47.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ notatin, forensic-rs, frnsc-hive have not been updated in over a year.
- •forensic-rs, frnsc-hive are pre-1.0 — API may change.