Decision Workspace
yowl vs opensmiles vs smiles-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
yowl
experimentalv0.4.0
Primitives for reading and writing the SMILES language
53
opensmiles
experimentalv0.1.3
A SMILES parser following the OpenSMILES specification
34
smiles-parser
growingv0.4.1
SMILES (chemical formula) parser based on the OpenSMILES spec
Core Metrics
| yowl | opensmiles | smiles-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 53 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 179 | 8.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 60 | 114 | 18 |
| Dependents | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 285d ago | 24d ago | 1958d ago |
| Age | 10m | 1m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
yowl
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
opensmiles
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
smiles-parser
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| yowl | opensmiles | smiles-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 217KB | 55KB | 144KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opensmiles leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smiles-parser has the most downloads (8.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ smiles-parser has not been updated in over a year.