Decision Workspace
codicon vs media-codec vs libwebp-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
codicon
growingv3.0.0
Traits for encoding and decoding
59
media-codec
growingv0.8.2
A generic encoding/decoding framework
57
libwebp-sys
growingv0.14.2
Bindings to libwebp (bindgen, static linking)
Core Metrics
| codicon | media-codec | libwebp-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 917.8K | 3.8K | 3.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 38.9K | 68 | 433.0K |
| Dependents | 64 | 35 | 212 |
| Releases | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 2027d ago | 52d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 7y 5m | 1y 3m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
codicon
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
media-codec
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
libwebp-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| codicon | media-codec | libwebp-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 0.8.2 | 0.14.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 18KB | 586KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •media-codec leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libwebp-sys has the most downloads (3.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •libwebp-sys is depended on by 212 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ codicon has not been updated in over a year.
- •media-codec, libwebp-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.