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ndum/plist-parser
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Library for reading and writing Apple's CFPropertyList (plist) files in XML as well as binary format.

v3.0.0(4y ago)25.7k↓50%2MITPHP >=5.6

Since Jul 22Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/ndum/plist-parser)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ndum/plist-parser)[ Docs](https://github.com/TECLIB/CFPropertyList)[ RSS](/packages/ndum-plist-parser/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

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###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1130 days

Total

4

Last Release

1656d ago

Major Versions

v2.0.2 → v3.0.02021-11-04

PHP version history (2 changes)v2.0PHP >=5.3

v2.0.2PHP >=5.6

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

xmlbinaryappleplistCore FoundationCFPropertyList

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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