Decision Workspace
xdg-utils vs xdg-mime vs mimeapps
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
xdg-utils
growingv0.4.0
Query system for default apps using XDG MIME databases. Rust implementations of some common functions in the freedesktop project `xdg-utils`.
44
xdg-mime
growingv0.4.0
A library for loading and querying the XDG shared MIME database
39
mimeapps
experimentalv0.1.0
Cross-platform library for looking up registered applications for a given file path
Core Metrics
| xdg-utils | xdg-mime | mimeapps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 44 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 15.3K | 86.6K | 18 |
| 30d Downloads | 116 | 1.0K | 4 |
| Dependents | 10 | 82 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1945d ago | 707d ago | 92d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 5y 10m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
xdg-utils
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
xdg-mime
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
mimeapps
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xdg-utils | xdg-mime | mimeapps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 105KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •xdg-mime leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ xdg-utils, xdg-mime have not been updated in over a year.