Decision Workspace
fastexif vs gexiv2-sys vs photostax-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
fastexif
experimentalv0.1.0
Exif metadata reader.
55
gexiv2-sys
growingv1.4.0
This crate provides Rust FFI declarations for the gexiv2 library, which is a GObject-based wrapper around Exiv2, which provides read and write access to the Exif, XMP, and IPTC metadata in media files. Only FFI declarations are provided here; for a usable Rust library, consider the `rexiv2` crate.
53
photostax-core
experimentalv0.6.1
Unified photo stack library for Epson FastFoto repositories — scanning, metadata, and search
Core Metrics
| fastexif | gexiv2-sys | photostax-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 102.2K | 364 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 1.9K | 364 |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 42 |
| Releases | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 1173d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y | 20d |
Health Breakdown
fastexif
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
gexiv2-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
photostax-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fastexif | gexiv2-sys | photostax-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.4.0 | 0.6.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0+ | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 23KB | 109KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gexiv2-sys leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ gexiv2-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •fastexif, photostax-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.