Decision Workspace
ffmpeg-light vs ff-pipeline vs ffmpeg-next
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
ffmpeg-light
experimentalv0.2.0
A small Rust crate that wraps a few common FFmpeg tasks
55
ff-pipeline
experimentalv0.8.0
Unified decode-filter-encode pipeline for the ff-* crate family
74
ffmpeg-next
stablev8.1.0
Safe FFmpeg wrapper (FFmpeg 4 compatible fork of the ffmpeg crate)
Core Metrics
| ffmpeg-light | ff-pipeline | ffmpeg-next | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 55 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 88 | 204 | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 204 | 277.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 20 | 780 |
| Releases | 2 | 13 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 84d ago | 4d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 3m | 15d | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ffmpeg-light
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
ff-pipeline
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
ffmpeg-next
Maintenance
17
Quality
23
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ffmpeg-light | ff-pipeline | ffmpeg-next | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.8.0 | 8.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | WTFPL |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 25KB | 99KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 67 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.93.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ffmpeg-next leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ffmpeg-next is depended on by 780 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ffmpeg-light, ff-pipeline are pre-1.0 — API may change.