Decision Workspace
plist vs openstep-plist vs nskeyedarchiver_converter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
plist
growingv1.8.0
A rusty plist parser. Supports Serde serialization.
51
openstep-plist
experimentalv1.0.0
Parser and serializer for OpenStep Property List format
50
nskeyedarchiver_converter
growingv0.1.3
Convert NSKeyedArchiver encoded plists to human readable formats
Core Metrics
| plist | openstep-plist | nskeyedarchiver_converter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 29.6M | 367 | 8.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3M | 89 | 627 |
| Dependents | 2.5K | 7 | 6 |
| Releases | 54 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 193d ago | 100d ago | 197d ago |
| Age | 10y 7m | 3m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
plist
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
openstep-plist
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
nskeyedarchiver_converter
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| plist | openstep-plist | nskeyedarchiver_converter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 2.4MB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •plist leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plist is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nskeyedarchiver_converter is pre-1.0 — API may change.