Decision Workspace
c2g vs pgn-reader vs tree-sitter-pgn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
c2g
growingv0.9.0
Turn your chess PGN files into GIFs!
55
pgn-reader
growingv0.29.0
Fast non-allocating and streaming reader for chess games in PGN notation
48
tree-sitter-pgn
experimentalv1.4.3
Chess PGN grammar for the tree-sitter parsing library
Core Metrics
| c2g | pgn-reader | tree-sitter-pgn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 151.1K | 77 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.7K | 78 |
| Dependents | 0 | 120 | 4 |
| Releases | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 687d ago | 84d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 4y | 8y 6m | 10d |
Health Breakdown
c2g
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pgn-reader
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
tree-sitter-pgn
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| c2g | pgn-reader | tree-sitter-pgn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.29.0 | 1.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0+ | GPL-3.0-or-later | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 2.4MB | 574KB | 83KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pgn-reader leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgn-reader is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ c2g has not been updated in over a year.
- •c2g, pgn-reader are pre-1.0 — API may change.