Decision Workspace
aom-decode vs avif-decode vs rav1d-safe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
aom-decode
growingv0.2.13
Minimal safe wrapper for libaom AV1 decoder
63
avif-decode
stablev1.0.2
Convert AVIF images to PNG or decompressed pixel data
51
rav1d-safe
experimentalv0.4.0
Safe SIMD fork of rav1d - Rust AV1 decoder with archmage intrinsics
Core Metrics
| aom-decode | avif-decode | rav1d-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 63 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 74.9K | 34.0K | 765 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.3K | 1.0K | 723 |
| Dependents | 32 | 71 | 20 |
| Releases | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 526d ago | 45d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 5y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
aom-decode
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
avif-decode
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rav1d-safe
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| aom-decode | avif-decode | rav1d-safe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.13 | 1.0.2 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 12 | 8 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 9KB | 803KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 31.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | 1.91 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •avif-decode leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aom-decode has the most downloads (74.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ aom-decode has not been updated in over a year.
- •aom-decode, rav1d-safe are pre-1.0 — API may change.