Decision Workspace
xara vs pbzx vs dpp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
xara
experimentalv0.3.2
Read-only XAR archive and macOS PKG package parser
53
pbzx
experimentalv0.3.1
A Rust library for parsing, extracting, and creating PBZX archives (Apple's payload format)
52
dpp
experimentalv0.4.2
DMG + HFS+/APFS + PKG + PBZX pipeline - walk through Apple disk images to extract packages
Core Metrics
| xara | pbzx | dpp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 378 | 361 | 384 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 18 | 18 | 9 |
| Releases | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 43d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
xara
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
pbzx
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
dpp
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xara | pbzx | dpp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.3.1 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 32KB | 24KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xara leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dpp has the most downloads (384), suggesting wider adoption.