Decision Workspace
dng vs kamadak-exif vs rexif
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
dng
growingv1.5.4
A pure rust library for reading / writing DNG files providing access to the raw data
56
kamadak-exif
growingv0.6.1
Exif parsing library written in pure Rust
51
rexif
growingv0.7.5
RExif is a native Rust crate, written to extract EXIF data from JPEG and TIFF images.
Core Metrics
| dng | kamadak-exif | rexif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 56 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 19.6K | 10.0M | 9.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1K | 604.3K | 144.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.2K | 178 |
| Releases | 10 | 19 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 238d ago | 565d ago | 539d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 9y 4m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
dng
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
kamadak-exif
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rexif
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dng | kamadak-exif | rexif | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.4 | 0.6.1 | 0.7.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 108KB | 58KB | 23KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kamadak-exif leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kamadak-exif is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kamadak-exif, rexif have not been updated in over a year.
- •kamadak-exif, rexif are pre-1.0 — API may change.