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wapmorgan/file-type-detector
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Detects file type by filename or content and generates correct mimetype.

1.1.2(9y ago)35367.8k↓17.1%[3 PRs](https://github.com/wapmorgan/FileTypeDetector/pulls)2MIT

Since Jan 9Compare

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###  Health Score

40

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FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

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 ~15 days

Total

9

Last Release

3293d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6000618?v=4)[Sergey](/maintainers/wapmorgan)[@wapmorgan](https://github.com/wapmorgan)

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Tags

filesmimetypeformatsfiletype

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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