Decision Workspace
path_macro2 vs trail vs pathkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
path_macro2
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform path construction macro supporting both slash (/) and comma (,) syntax with variable interpolation
39
trail
growingv0.1.0
Build cross-platform paths at compile time.
56
pathkit
stablev1.0.0
Similar to the Path structure provided by python's pathlib, it provides various async/sync versions of file manipulation methods in addition to some of the std::Path built-in methods.
Core Metrics
| path_macro2 | trail | pathkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 39 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 288 | 3.9K | 7.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 34 | 101 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 2931d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 4m | 8y | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
path_macro2
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
trail
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
pathkit
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| path_macro2 | trail | pathkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 9KB | 36KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •path_macro2 leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pathkit has the most downloads (7.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ trail has not been updated in over a year.
- •path_macro2, trail are pre-1.0 — API may change.