Decision Workspace
simple-path vs normpath vs dunce
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
simple-path
experimentalv0.4.2
Simplify Windows UNC path for `fs::canonicalize`
63
normpath
stablev1.5.1
More reliable path manipulation
56
dunce
growingv1.0.5
Normalize Windows paths to the most compatible format, avoiding UNC where possible
Core Metrics
| simple-path | normpath | dunce | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 63 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 649 | 26.0M | 230.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1M | 16.3M |
| Dependents | 11 | 1.2K | 12.8K |
| Releases | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 70d ago | 709d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5y 8m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
simple-path
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
normpath
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
dunce
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| simple-path | normpath | dunce | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 1.5.1 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 OR MIT-0 OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 25KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 62.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.81.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •normpath leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dunce has the most downloads (230.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dunce is depended on by 12.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dunce has not been updated in over a year.
- •simple-path is pre-1.0 — API may change.