Decision Workspace
gifsicle vs gifski vs gifski-lite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
gifsicle
growingv1.95.0
Bindings for gifsicle library. Supports lossy compression. GPL.
62
gifski
growingv1.34.0
pngquant-based GIF maker for nice-looking animGIFs
43
gifski-lite
growingv1.0.1
pngquant-based GIF maker for nice-looking animGIFs that supports WASM.
Core Metrics
| gifsicle | gifski | gifski-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 62 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 107.2K | 547.3K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 634 | 45.7K | 4 |
| Dependents | 41 | 63 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 57 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 625d ago | 257d ago | 1516d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 8y 4m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
gifsicle
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
gifski
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
gifski-lite
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gifsicle | gifski | gifski-lite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.95.0 | 1.34.0 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | AGPL-3.0-or-later | AGPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 150KB | 53KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 44.4% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gifski leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ gifsicle, gifski-lite have not been updated in over a year.