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regf vs nt-hive vs hivex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
regf
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust library for parsing, manipulating, and writing Windows Registry hive files (regf format)
51
nt-hive
growingv0.3.0
Access keys, values, and data stored in Windows hive (registry) files
42
hivex
growingv0.2.1
(Hopefully) idiomatic bindings to the Hivex library
Core Metrics
| regf | nt-hive | hivex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 51 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 436 | 15.7K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 68 | 336 | 77 |
| Dependents | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 119d ago | 430d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y 1m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
regf
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
nt-hive
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
hivex
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| regf | nt-hive | hivex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0-or-later | EUPL-1.2 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 64KB | 54KB | 18KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nt-hive leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nt-hive has not been updated in over a year.