Decision Workspace
shen-nbt5 vs anvil-nbt vs mcnbt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
shen-nbt5
growingv0.4.6
Just A FASSST NBT parser/writer
52
anvil-nbt
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust library for parsing and encoding Minecraft's NBT and Anvil (.mca) formats.
44
mcnbt
growingv2.0.0
Read and write NBT
Core Metrics
| shen-nbt5 | anvil-nbt | mcnbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 257 | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 691d ago | 123d ago | 539d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 4m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
shen-nbt5
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
anvil-nbt
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mcnbt
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| shen-nbt5 | anvil-nbt | mcnbt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.6 | 0.2.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 19 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 38KB | 15KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •anvil-nbt leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shen-nbt5 has the most downloads (9.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shen-nbt5, mcnbt have not been updated in over a year.
- •shen-nbt5, anvil-nbt are pre-1.0 — API may change.