Decision Workspace
plist-macro vs embed_plist vs ns-keyed-archive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
plist-macro
experimentalv0.1.6
Macros and utilities for manipulating plists
56
embed_plist
growingv1.2.2
Embed property list files like Info.plist directly in your executable binary.
48
ns-keyed-archive
growingv0.1.4
A library to encode/decode NSKeyedArchive binary plists
Core Metrics
| plist-macro | embed_plist | ns-keyed-archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 56 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 9.8M | 6.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 855 | 1.2M | 579 |
| Dependents | 27 | 197 | 33 |
| Releases | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 1538d ago | 161d ago |
| Age | 2m | 5y 7m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
plist-macro
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
embed_plist
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ns-keyed-archive
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| plist-macro | embed_plist | ns-keyed-archive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.2.2 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 13KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embed_plist leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embed_plist is depended on by 197 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ embed_plist has not been updated in over a year.
- •plist-macro, ns-keyed-archive are pre-1.0 — API may change.