Decision Workspace
base4 vs oximedia-codec vs codicon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
base4
experimentalv0.1.1
A portable base4 bit packing codec implementation.
52
oximedia-codec
experimentalv0.1.7
Video codec implementations for OxiMedia
51
codicon
growingv3.0.0
Traits for encoding and decoding
Core Metrics
| base4 | oximedia-codec | codicon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 1.8K | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 47.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 186 | 64 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 320d ago | 4d ago | 2086d ago |
| Age | 10m | 2m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
base4
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
oximedia-codec
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
codicon
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| base4 | oximedia-codec | codicon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.7 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 1.4MB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •oximedia-codec leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •codicon has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •oximedia-codec is depended on by 186 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ codicon has not been updated in over a year.
- •base4, oximedia-codec are pre-1.0 — API may change.