Decision Workspace
zar-cli vs xara vs isideload-apple-flat-package
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
zar-cli
growingv0.2.0
A command-line utility for reading and writing MacOS signed XAR archives.
53
xara
experimentalv0.3.2
Read-only XAR archive and macOS PKG package parser
54
isideload-apple-flat-package
experimentalv0.20.4
Apple flat package (.pkg) format handling
Core Metrics
| zar-cli | xara | isideload-apple-flat-package | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 53 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 378 | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 125d ago | 43d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
zar-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
xara
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
isideload-apple-flat-package
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| zar-cli | xara | isideload-apple-flat-package | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.2 | 0.20.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 18KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •isideload-apple-flat-package leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zar-cli has the most downloads (3.7K), suggesting wider adoption.