Decision Workspace
avis-imgv vs imagesize vs ratatui-image
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
avis-imgv
growingv0.3.1
Image viewer based on egui. Makes use of modern RAM amounts by loading images ahead of time for very fast responsiveness. Minimal UI with heavy use of shortcuts.
71
imagesize
growingv0.15.0
Quick probing of image dimensions without loading the entire file.
70
ratatui-image
stablev11.0.6
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
Core Metrics
| avis-imgv | imagesize | ratatui-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 23.0M | 556.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.1M | 56.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 465 | 2.1K |
| Releases | 4 | 34 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 372d ago | 4d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 9y 2m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
avis-imgv
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
imagesize
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| avis-imgv | imagesize | ratatui-image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.15.0 | 11.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 145KB | 30KB | 6.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 28 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •imagesize leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ avis-imgv has not been updated in over a year.
- •avis-imgv, imagesize are pre-1.0 — API may change.