Decision Workspace
steamlocate vs proton-finder vs keyvalues-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
steamlocate
growingv2.0.1
Crate for locating Steam game installation directories (and Steam itself!)
39
proton-finder
growingv1.1.0
Cross platform library for finding and pathing through proton prefixes
56
keyvalues-parser
growingv0.2.3
A parser/renderer for vdf text
Core Metrics
| steamlocate | proton-finder | keyvalues-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 39 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 150.6K | 4.6K | 237.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.9K | 58 | 17.3K |
| Dependents | 228 | 0 | 41 |
| Releases | 21 | 3 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 425d ago | 542d ago | 81d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 1y 10m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
steamlocate
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
proton-finder
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
keyvalues-parser
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| steamlocate | proton-finder | keyvalues-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 11KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | — | 1.68.2 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •steamlocate leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •keyvalues-parser has the most downloads (237.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •steamlocate is depended on by 228 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ steamlocate, proton-finder have not been updated in over a year.
- •keyvalues-parser is pre-1.0 — API may change.