mime_guess
v2.0.5 GrowingA simple crate for detection of a file's MIME type by its extension.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (12.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
12.7M downloads in the last 30 days (423.8K/day), up 24% from the previous period.
12.7K crates depend on mime_guess — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
mime_guess has only 1 owner despite 12.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 33 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 27KB, mime_guess is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include reqwest, tower-http, ureq, warp, rust-embed. When high-quality crates choose mime_guess, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["rev-mappings"]
