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file-format

v0.29.0 Growing

Crate for determining the file format of a given file or stream.

MIT/Apache-2.0 Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85.0
Filesystem #mime#file-format#magic-number#file-type#media-type

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • Trusted by 519 crates
  • Tiny footprint (57KB, 0 deps)
  • Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
1.5M
Dependents
519
Releases
34
Size
57KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

135.0K downloads in the last 30 days (4.5K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

519 crates depend on file-format. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, file-format hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Zero dependencies

file-format has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include cargo-binstall, dash-mpd, qsv, oculante, file_type. When high-quality crates choose file-format, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 13/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 20/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads · last 90 days
4K/day avg-43%
02K4K6K8K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.28.0
38%
v0.26.0
28%
v0.29.0
15%
v0.25.0
13%
v0.27.0
7%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Maintainers

Dependencies
0
direct dependencies
Dependents
519
crates depend on file-format

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