Decision Workspace
xdg vs xdg-mime vs interface-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
xdg
growingv3.0.0
A library for storing and retrieving files according to XDG Base Directory specification
44
xdg-mime
growingv0.4.0
A library for loading and querying the XDG shared MIME database
55
interface-rs
growingv0.3.0
Library for reading and writing Linux interfaces(5) files
Core Metrics
| xdg | xdg-mime | interface-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 44 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 16.0M | 86.6K | 11.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 760.5K | 1.0K | 19 |
| Dependents | 3.7K | 82 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 8 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 327d ago | 707d ago | 71d ago |
| Age | 10y 6m | 5y 10m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
xdg
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
xdg-mime
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
interface-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| xdg | xdg-mime | interface-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 105KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xdg leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xdg is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xdg-mime has not been updated in over a year.
- •xdg-mime, interface-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.