Decision Workspace
smali vs droidsaw-dex vs dalvik
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
smali
growingv0.5.1
A library to read and write Android disassembly smali files.
48
droidsaw-dex
experimentalv1.0.0
DROIDSAW Dalvik bytecode (DEX) decompiler. Builds CFG, SSA form, infers types, emits Java source.
43
dalvik
growingv0.2.0
Disassembler for Android Dalvik bytecode
Core Metrics
| smali | droidsaw-dex | dalvik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 48 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 69 | 5.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | today | 726d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 1m | 2y |
Health Breakdown
smali
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
droidsaw-dex
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
dalvik
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| smali | droidsaw-dex | dalvik | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 201KB | 956KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •droidsaw-dex leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dalvik has the most downloads (5.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dalvik has not been updated in over a year.
- •smali, dalvik are pre-1.0 — API may change.