Decision Workspace
windirs vs pathos vs camino
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
windirs
growingv1.0.1
A safe wrapper around `SHGetKnownFolderPath`.
45
pathos
growingv0.3.0
A natural API for handling OS-specific user or system directories, including iOS and Android.
75
camino
stablev1.2.2
UTF-8 paths
Core Metrics
| windirs | pathos | camino | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 45 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 48.6K | 1.5M | 184.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6K | 93.1K | 15.7M |
| Dependents | 31 | 57 | 9.1K |
| Releases | 3 | 26 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1906d ago | 1417d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 6y | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
windirs
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
pathos
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
camino
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| windirs | pathos | camino | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.3.0 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 16KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 15.4% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •camino leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •camino is depended on by 9.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ windirs, pathos have not been updated in over a year.
- •pathos is pre-1.0 — API may change.