Decision Workspace
steamy-vdf vs steamlocate vs keyvalues-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
steamy-vdf
growingv0.2.0
VDF file format handling.
57
steamlocate
growingv2.0.1
Crate for locating Steam game installation directories (and Steam itself!)
56
keyvalues-parser
growingv0.2.3
A parser/renderer for vdf text
Core Metrics
| steamy-vdf | steamlocate | keyvalues-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 54.6K | 150.6K | 237.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 859 | 5.7K | 16.7K |
| Dependents | 15 | 228 | 41 |
| Releases | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 3618d ago | 425d ago | 81d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 5y 1m | 4y 7m |
Health Breakdown
steamy-vdf
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
6
steamlocate
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
keyvalues-parser
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| steamy-vdf | steamlocate | keyvalues-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.0.1 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 29KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | 1.68.2 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 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.
- •⚠ steamy-vdf, steamlocate have not been updated in over a year.
- •steamy-vdf, keyvalues-parser are pre-1.0 — API may change.