Decision Workspace
filmrolls vs gexiv2-sys vs exiftool-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
filmrolls
experimentalv0.1.1
Tag TIFF files with EXIF data extracted from XML
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.
52
exiftool-rs
experimentalv0.4.2
Read, write, and edit metadata in 93 file formats — a pure Rust reimplementation of ExifTool 13.53 with 100% tag name parity (194/194 test files)
Core Metrics
| filmrolls | gexiv2-sys | exiftool-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 815 | 102.2K | 121 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.0K | 121 |
| Dependents | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 247d ago | 1173d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 8m | 11y | 8d |
Health Breakdown
filmrolls
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
gexiv2-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
exiftool-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| filmrolls | gexiv2-sys | exiftool-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.4.0 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | GPL-3.0+ | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 31 | 5 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 109KB | 23KB | 1.7MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.63 | 1.71 |
| 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.
- •filmrolls, exiftool-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.