Decision Workspace
avis-imgv vs ratatui-image vs libvips
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
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.
70
ratatui-image
stablev11.0.2
An image widget for ratatui, supporting sixels, kitty, iterm2, and unicode-halfblocks
68
libvips
stablev2.1.0
Safe bindings for libvips
Core Metrics
| avis-imgv | ratatui-image | libvips | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 416.3K | 864.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 63.7K | 32.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 80 |
| Releases | 4 | 72 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 323d ago | 14d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 2y 8m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
avis-imgv
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ratatui-image
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
libvips
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| avis-imgv | ratatui-image | libvips | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 11.0.2 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 18 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 145KB | 6.0MB | 282KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.4% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui-image leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libvips has the most downloads (864.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ratatui-image is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •avis-imgv is pre-1.0 — API may change.