Decision Workspace
philiprehberger-mime-detect vs file-identify vs infer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
philiprehberger-mime-detect
experimentalv0.1.1
File type detection from content (magic bytes), file extension, and MIME type mapping
47
file-identify
experimentalv0.2.0
File identification library for Rust - detects file types based on extensions, shebangs, and content
56
infer
growingv0.19.0
Small crate to infer file type based on magic number signatures
Core Metrics
| philiprehberger-mime-detect | file-identify | infer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 47 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 21 | 1.2K | 78.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 90 | 5.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 37 |
| Last Updated | today | 232d ago | 419d ago |
| Age | 7d | 7m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
philiprehberger-mime-detect
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
file-identify
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
infer
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| philiprehberger-mime-detect | file-identify | infer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 32KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •infer leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •infer is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ infer has not been updated in over a year.